Archive for July 12th, 2011
The carbon tax: smoke and mirrors
Posted by John, July 12th, 2011 - under Uncategorised.
Tags: Carbon tax, Climate change, Environment
Comments: 15
The carbon price scheme the Greens and Labor are pushing is really one great big exercise in passing the buck. Most importantly, this is an attempt to pass the costs of restructuring the Australian economy onto the working class in the long term. But it’s also about reassuring polluting Australian businesses that they can keep polluting for a long time to come.