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Originally Posted by belsarius
Honestly, I think people were so fed up with the PCs that yes, she could have put a carbon tax in her platform and still won.
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She also said that royalties were being reviewed and everyone assumed it was going to mean an increase. It didn't, so was she being disingenuous there too? Should she have campaigned on no royalty changes?
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Massive difference.
Increased royalties would mean that those evil faceless corporations would have to pay more, people like that because they think the other guy will be paying and not them. Carbon taxes would mean money out of people's own pockets. No chance they get elected if they ran on a carbon tax.
It's the same thing every election. Those damn rich people need to pay more, everyone thinks people who make more than them are the "rich".