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Old 08-10-2016, 06:43 AM   #2671
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Originally Posted by cal_guy View Post
The carbon tax at $30 will probably match the reduction from all previous Alberta and Federal(Alberta's share) policies combined. At getting the low-hanging fruit of GHG emission reductions nothing is better than a carbon tax. If your concern is about the 30% of carbon tax revenue that is spent on green infrastructure, energy investment initiatives, and investments in renewable, than you have a valid complaint. If the opposition were to pressure the government on this they might be able to get them to convert most or all of that revenue into tax cuts.
And the point of it all is still social license, which has done what exactly? Oh yeah, we got a shout out from Obama, that sure put the economy back on its legs.
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