Carbon tax axed

[nero_bolt]

EXCELLENT NEWS and about time

After years of political debate, the Senate has voted to axe the tax, 39 ayes to 32 noes.

[nero_bolt]

Carbon tax axe boosts investor confidence 

BUSINESS confidence is in for a boost following the repeal of the "dead weight" carbon tax, business leaders say.

AUSTRALIAN Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) chief executive Kate Carnell says businesses will "breathe a sigh of relief" now that the tax has gone.

"The carbon tax was a dead weight on the Australian economy and abolishing it is a win for consumers, a win for energy users and a win for business," she said on Thursday.

"Abolishing the carbon tax should help stimulate business and economic growth and help restore all-important investment confidence."

The Australian Industry Group also welcomed the repeal of the tax, but said the process had been marred by political gamesmanship.

"While we have a positive outcome, the process leading up to it was unfortunately chaotic and opaque," AiG chief executive Innes Willox said.

"We strongly urge all parties to ensure that future legislative changes can be considered in detail and consulted with business and others who are affected well before a vote."

[alexander*beetle]

So Nero. Are you up to answering my questions? I'm curious. 

[fiestas*girl]

so nero, speaking of majorities and winning elections, i see you arent part of the wimning team

are ypu?

[ashjoma]

Thank goodness the scam tax has gone.

Ask yourself, who was on the receiving end of the billions generated from the scam tax

[i-need-a-martini]

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@ashjoma wrote:
Thank goodness the scam tax has gone.

Ask yourself, who was on the receiving end of the billions generated from the scam tax

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Is that a trick question?

More to the point, ask YOURself who benefits from the abolishment of this tax - big business and big polluters - and you will understand why Abbott really wanted it gone.

[ashjoma]

carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. It is not something to worry about.

even if carbon dioxide levels are rising slightly, it does not mean carbon dioxide produced from industries is the cause.

Correlation does not necessarily mean causation.

however it is being used as a political agenda and to introduce changes by stealth

As our industries go overseas and farms shut down, we are at the mercy of the rest of the world, who have no reason to care about us or for us, and we are increasingly unable to protect ourselves.

Fukushima IS a big worry, for example. The media chooses to ignore this one. This one will affect and is affecting life on earth.


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[ashjoma]

Problem - reaction  -  solution

introduce a supposed problem, engineer the wanted reaction and then offer up the ending that you want as a solution.

Nobody is interested in solutions if they don't think there's a problem. Given that starting point, I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous (global warming) is, as a predicate for opening up the audience to listen to what the solutions are...

former Vice President Al Gore
(now, chairman and co-founder of Generation Investment Management--
a London-based business that sells carbon credits)
(in interview with Grist Magazine May 9, 2006, concerning his book, An Inconvenient Truth)

[i-need-a-martini]

I think you need to brush up on some science there ashjoma to see past those forests in the trees.

And as for Fukishima - this is a short term problem being addressed locally. Our environmental climate impactors are a LONG term problem that needs to be address GLOBALLY.

[ashjoma]

Can you explain how on earth FUKUSHIMA is a SHORT term problem ???

[i-need-a-martini]

Another trick question? 

Fukushima can be made safe within a generation or 2.  It has affected people NOW. Not to mention that it affected a relatively small number (200,000?) of people.

The environmental problems we are entering into will be impacting ALL future generations and will affect billions of people.