Canadian economists back carbon tax

[2wheels88]

The science is settled on carbon polution,Please watch this - Lord Christopher Monckton Speaking in St. Paul  just copy and paste it in search box.

[mikemotorcycle20]

Everyone all i have to say fuck the carbon tax.Scam boooooooooooooooooooooooo

[mikeundead1984]

Ummmm do I smell BULLSHIT?!!!

[SkillOverKill]

@mikeundead1984

You do, the bullshit you smell all the idiots calling carbon credits just another tax - or even a scam. That's the bullshit you smell, the bullshit of idiots talking out the wrong hole.

[mikeundead1984]

@SkillOverKill

Pretty much...

[axe863]

Reduce caps on nuclear power... global warming problem solved

[ivy9857]

this whole thing is another fraud. dont forget that global warming is a proven myth

[axe863]

If you aggregate the monetary policy, fiscal policy and this CB tax.... look forward to a much higher price level...... inflation

[axe863]

Humans account for only 3% of carbon emission annually

[axe863]

I am a point? lol what

[issareign]

not to mention the fact that the cia had mega super computers in the 50's in order to supposedly fight the communists, who were insidantly funded into existence by the same people who founded the cia lol its all a big show to make you feel as if you have any input, but in the end, they will get what they want, and thats a carbon tax, neo-feudalism in other words.

[delerium2k]

the professor presents a fair enough logic but the problem is that the carbon tax only goes to enlarge the government bureaucracy. if those taxes could somehow be syphoned into a fund that would give grants to businesses/startups in the alternative energy industry that would be nice but realistically the gov't will just create a new ministry which will set a whole bunch of new rules and regulations and trickle out little bits of money back into the economy here and there.

[Slimdawgc]

Not true. First of all, a good carbon tax plan will include an additional reduction in income tax, thus taxing pollution and encouraging work. Furthermore, the Green Shift included a plan for expansion into the alternative energy sector.

[AcePilot101]

The carbon tax was designed by bureaucrats to pick up a bigger paycheck! Carbon tax or "footprint" blurs the line between Carbon Dioxide (harmless and just .038 percent of atmosphere) and Carbon Monoxide (toxic). Al Gore and David Suzuki hate people and want us to feel guilty about industrial pollution.

[Bound4War]

this is fucking bullshit, fuck the carbon tax its just another failed step backwards to the massively failed disaster known as the Kyoto Protocol. that's why i hate liberals they just think oh lets raise the taxes on everything we possibly can and problem solved. NO its not so simple! fucking left wing people

[turkeyjurker]

anyone that supports this is supporting their own enslavement.

[5starrater1]

it's just so crazy - plants and trees live off carbon. it's just beyond insane.

[issareign]

research the New World Order and it will become very, very clear. stay away from the alien conspiracy bullshit sites though.

[bonobo80]

No, public transportation is a way to burn less carbon, so probably such a law would use some of the revenue of the tax, to actually lower the price of public transportation.

And the price of food would not increase with a carbon tax: you'll get cheaper local food, while food that is imported, traveling from the other part of the world would be penalized.

[carlkepler]

there 's no such thing as global warming screw carbon tax! its a fact

[temujoe]

if you would just say it with more emotion and conviction.. I would believe you.

[nojanhn]

It's not a bad idea under 3 conditions:

1-there should be more of this tax(and control) on bussineses and factories making that carbon instead of ppl

2-where is this revenenue going to?

3-the price of gas has to be reasonable because the price of oil is on a rise any how

THIS IS NOT a tax on breathing since its a tax so we can continue breathing for the next 50 years.

[sniper034]

"I'm going to tax you for breathing."

"What?"

"I'm going to tax you for breathing, peasant!"

*pause*

"If I had a gun I'd shoot you..."

[wingnut4427]

This is Nothing more than a bill on Breathing people .. WAKE THE FUCK UP !! They have You paying for everything else But breathing & this is a bogus plan to make You pay for your own Enslavement ! Don't vote for this. Ask those who support it one question. Will this solve ALL of our pollution problems within 5 years ?? Guaranteed ? & If not Will be reimbursed every cent plus interest on our investment if it fails ?

[temujoe]

what are the alternatives wingnut? voluntary reduction?

[wingnut4427]

The alternatives have been suppressed by the Big oil company's for over 100 years. Have You herd of the carburetor that ran 100 miles on one gallon of gas ? The inventor was offered to sell the invention & when He refused He disappeared & his invention vanished. Do a little research on it. What about Methanol ? The suppression of marijuana as an alternative fuel source. Lets not forget about Tesla's contributions. If Warden Cliff Tower had been built We would hove endless free energy. Research!

[wingnut4427]

To put it simply. The big oil company's are responsible for this shit ! Not the drivers ! I doubt you'll research anything I pointed out to you. But no one can say I didn't try :P

[temujoe]

No doubt big oil tries to muscle away competition and depletion of its market.. but methanol? So land for fuel just like ethanol? Doesn't sound great. Telsa's free energy? Yep, heard about it. Why isn't anyone doing something about it if it can work? Any energy company could crush its competition with that.. and yet.. they don't..

[issareign]

because they dont plant on letting the middle class rise up. the world elites only give us technologies when it suits them. take the iphone, and future phones to come, they can be used to track us anywhere we are, dial in and listen to us through the mic. the fact is, the military idustrial complex, which is just another part of the overall ruling oligarchy, controls all technology. computers invented over a hundred years ago. refridgerators 150 years ago, and theres plenty more.

[axe863]

omg theres no such thing as overunity

dumbass

[issareign]

i guess i am a dumbass because i didnt understand that comment at all

[axe863]

The summation of the effects of expansionary fiscal & monetary policy and an increase in carbon taxes will cause an increase in the general price level ( conditional on the movement in the long run aggregate supply curve)

Increase in price level = inflation

[JamesRideout123]

A carbon tax is just another step towards globalization. Inflation will happen whether there is a carbon tax or not. What people like

Al Gore are talking about is a tax on the very air you breathe and this has even been cited in many well known newspapers magazines and editorials. Their ultimate goal however is to bottom out the Us dollar and make way for the North American Union and the Amero. Lou Dobbs has covered the NAU. I'm surprised he still works on Cnn because of it.

[exacerbatedtaboo]

I hope you Canadian vote the people who are advocating this nonsense out of office.

[kareno18]

anyone that truly believes in a free market economy will support a carbon tax... unless its for political reasons - hence why Harper is lying about it to win the election, Dion has too much principal, I wish him well after this election - he is possibly the most progressive leader of a major party that this country will see in a long time

[danoking69]

Truth!! Share!!The Billionaire bankers are in it together Globaly! Down with Fear, NWO, FED, money, debt, differences, interest, Lies, war, death and pollution!!! Up with, Love, health, Independence, environment, technology, spiritual advancement and peace!!! The Revolution is now!! Watch Zeitgeist!!

[PersonalJesus348]

this carbon tax is necessary.  The higher the price of such mediums the less likely people would buy it.

[asperin]

Sooner or later you'll see them putting taxes on everything related to carbon.

Breathing, pets, have insects in your house? taxes there too.

They have gone too far... Canadians! Show them was up, and like they do, have ALL options on the table.

[Xakryn]

I hate all the you tube morons... your all so... emotional.. can any of you even think for yourself or are you waiting for a video to come along with the perfect answer for you? someone to follow... why not just see all political practices and agendas as having advantages and disadvantages and not fucking take sides! you treat politics like you treat religion, dealing on in absolutes, and thats why the human race is a tragic failure.

[SwobyJ]

Exactly. The carbon tax is a mental trap. ...regardless, I'll be voting for NDP in Ottawa-Centre. I hope it works out :)

[TabooRealities]

I can't even believe the carbon/climate connection... If they cared about the environment they would stop dumping neurotoxins in the water supply. ...and if they did people might become smart enough to solve other problems without dysfunctional social control mechanisms.

[DICKcheneyMASTER]

ross finnie needs to disappear down the gullet of a polar bear

[odin422]

The Carbon Tax is CRAZY!!!!!

JUST ANOTHER CONTROL TOOL!

The main polluters are the ones who want a Carbon tax.....because they will collect the money.

Tax what you breath..........JESUS!

[DICKcheneyMASTER]

SCAM! these losers should be fed to the killer whales! environmentalists are communists in disguise

[odin422]

fed to killer whales.....awesome idea.

[HegemonizingSwarm]

I'll be supporting the Green Party on Tuesday and their carbon tax plan is high among the reasons why. Especially after the collapse, we need start sending the right price signals; we need to reduce payroll tax and income tax; we need to transition industry and the service economy off of emissions dependence.

[codingkriggs]

Why am I only hearing this the day before the election?

[odin422]

Because they want to SCARE you into action.

Tax what you exhale.....insanity.

[SaveOurSovereignty2]

of course they back it, its all about funding world government, it will be institutionalized in every country, just follow the money where it will go.

All free nations are under threat, wake the fuck up or your liberty will be choked to infinity.

[TheFelixxRevolution]

ok this is a joke #1 what makes them think people will stop driving if gas prices are to high?if that were the case we would have stopped driving years ago.#2 we shount be punished for using the technology provided to us #3if this tax goes threw we need to see every cent because some bullshit tax like this atleast needs to spent properly

[odin422]

This tax is a burden on the poor and a Money-Making scheme for the rich.

Socialize losses, Privatize profits......SICKENING.

[GordonWalton]

Economists are experts on climate change because...?

[billybbob18]

When I see Steven Harper, I see George Bush.

They are in bed with each other. Of course economists will support carbon fees. It opens a new market, another way of robbing the people.

The fact is, we have the ability to make oil/coal obsolete in VERY short order. It would be nice if oil companies didn't own the means of production/patents of the free/clean energy, but alas! As long as there is oil to pump out, there will be oil burned... just ridiculous! We're already overtaxed at the pump.