Green tax will hurt fragile economy
Image by World Economic Forum via Flickr
WHEN science becomes a religion, you get the carbon tax that was just forced into law against the wishes of the majority of the population this week.
It makes no sense, except as a blind act of faith.
It will do precisely nothing to change the climate, while hurting a fragile economy in the middle of a global downturn.
Judging by the Government's previous inept performance, the scams and waste will make the pink batts fiasco look like a picnic.
When the high priest of climate alarmism, Al Gore, applauds the carbon tax, you know you're in deep trouble.
On his website, the former US vice-president said Australia's new law meant the world "has turned a pivotal corner in the collective effort to solve the climate crisis. The voice of the people of Australia has rung out loud and clear".
It sure did -- but our Government didn't listen.
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I guess the 'Youtube' option is broken again...
In the Federal Register of November 8, 2011, Acting Administrator of Agricultural Marketing David R. Shipman announced that the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint a Christmas Tree Promotion Board. The purpose of the Board is to run a “program of promotion, research, evaluation, and information designed to strengthen the Christmas tree industry’s position in the marketplace; maintain and expend existing markets for Christmas trees; and to carry out programs, plans, and projects designed to provide maximum benefits to the Christmas tree industry” (7 CFR 1214.46(n)). And the program of “information” is to include efforts to “enhance the image of Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry in the United States” (7 CFR 1214.10)." blog.heritage.org/2011/11/08/obama-couldnt-wait-his-new-christmas-tree-tax/
Yup, waiting for the Dumocrats to start marketing Christmas trees as an Easter tradition!
“The economy is barely growing and nine percent of the American people have no jobs. Is a new tax on Christmas trees the best President Obama can do? And, by the way, the American Christmas tree has a great image that doesn’t need any help from the government.” abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/obama-administration-to-delay-new-15-cent-christmas-tree-fee/
Yup, that's really the best Obarmy can do. The man is in way over his head.
What's not to love?
Now Rio Tinto is announcing it's intentions to close this Aluminum Smelter. www.riotinto.com/media/18435_media_releases_21255.asp
His deletion of posts with evidence he refuses to accept has not changed the grim reality of failed green policy.