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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
First, I'd like to say I am ambivalent about the carbon tax, and all taxes.
That said, I get the sense that most people spend money to their absolute limit no matter how much they have. Outside of the folks who live in actual poverty, most people would simply spend that money on more things. Now, people are allowed to spend their money how they please, but I have a hard time sympathizing with people who drive brand new gas guzzlers as commuters complaining about cost of living.
Of course there are people who are forced to change their diet and their living arrangements because of the cost of living. Never the less, some personal accountability for your finances is still required.
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To me, it's not even about targeting gas prices... It's simply the easiest mechanism for the gov't to quickly and effectively change an expense that affects the majority of people.
As I said in my previous post, I like consumption taxes, so for all I care, they could jack it up, and that's as someone with a household full of gas guzzlers... But even at $4/L like Corsi said, I'm not taking the bus
