Alberta to double carbon tax by 2017

Durry

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May 18, 2010
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Typical NDP, pulls a number like 20% otta the air with no cost benefit analysis and runs with it.

More concerned with what others think about AB policies rather than trying to find the optimal rate and implementation strategy.

How stupid, why not 5%, 30% etc etc. Far to complex for a bunch of high school drop outs (or teachers, same thing).
 

Corduroy

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Feb 9, 2011
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You never read what you posted? Where does the money go? It goes into a fund that subsidizes R&D for extracting even more oil.

Sweeeeeet!!!

 

damngrumpy

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Mar 16, 2005
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Wile I don't always agree with the enviro folks a carbon tax to offset the damage
we are doing might be in order. Might is the word. The rest of the world has to
do the same for it too work see China doing this anytime soon?
No this to be fair is not a general revenue tax it is a prevention measure and if
used for the intended purpose so be it.
To date we have real taxation for general revenue that was supposed to be for other
services. These current taxes are for the most part Federal therefore they are both
Liberal and Conservative taxes as the Dippers or NDP have not formed a Federal
Government. When it comes to taxes the Conservatives New Democrats and the
Liberals love taxes. To say one is better than the rest would see one party getting rid
of all taxes. To be a tax free State would be a disaster.
My Grandfather used to say Governments are like Babies no matter how many times
you change them they keep making a mess
 

pgs

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Wile I don't always agree with the enviro folks a carbon tax to offset the damage
we are doing might be in order. Might is the word. The rest of the world has to
do the same for it too work see China doing this anytime soon?
No this to be fair is not a general revenue tax it is a prevention measure and if
used for the intended purpose so be it.
To date we have real taxation for general revenue that was supposed to be for other
services. These current taxes are for the most part Federal therefore they are both
Liberal and Conservative taxes as the Dippers or NDP have not formed a Federal
Government. When it comes to taxes the Conservatives New Democrats and the
Liberals love taxes. To say one is better than the rest would see one party getting rid
of all taxes. To be a tax free State would be a disaster.
My Grandfather used to say Governments are like Babies no matter how many times
you change them they keep making a mess
When has any government created a tax that is not a general revenue tax ?