Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Meanwhile - in Australia - "Government wants help to think of a reason to have a carbon tax"
It's very likely that this issue is similar in countries other than Australia.
Elected officials are passing laws that have unknown consequences.
Elected officials are doing things for the WRONG reasons...
Elected officials are passing laws that have unknown consequences.
Elected officials are doing things for the WRONG reasons...
This is from the Joannenove website in Australia:
"Shouldn’t the government know what the benefits and costs of the carbon tax are before they make it into law? This is looking awfully like a case of 'policy first, justifications later'.
First they promised they won’t do it. Then they do it, and they ask for even more of our money so they can pay PR hacks (introduced to us as scientists and economists) to tell us how fabulous their unwanted plan is — after all, the Climate Change Commission has no purpose other than to advertise the Carbon Tax. Then there’s a $12 million advertising program. But wait, there’s more…
Amazingly, there are now $250,000 grants (how many?) from the Department of Climate Change to anyone who can persuade the public to accept the carbon tax!"
