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Originally Posted by cal_guy
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.
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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.