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Originally Posted by GGG
I agree with you that a tax on everything isn't prudent but you can't complain that something was a disaster when it accomplished exactly what it was supposed to accomplish.
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Absolutely you can, especially when the consequences are so great. $8 billion per year axed out of the Australian economy, power prices rise 25%, cost of everything else rises. Individuals and small business bear the burden - article doesn't say but the clear implication is that some small businesses closed and people lost jobs.
And what did it achieve?
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little to no impact on global climate change.
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