tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204008484989325825.post4069987792044220359..comments2023-09-04T10:19:27.648-04:00Comments on Greening OPSEU: Carbon trading or carbon taxes?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204008484989325825.post-36064577587210166172008-06-01T16:17:00.000-04:002008-06-01T16:17:00.000-04:00As far as I know, Dion's plan hasn't been released...As far as I know, Dion's plan hasn't been released and there are just some statements he has made. So I don't know what he thinks he has for low income Canadians. <BR/><BR/>BC is giving $100 upfront plus tax credits which are more than the average low-income person would pay in carbon taxes. So you don't need to pay any income tax to get that, but you do need to file a return to get the money. I think the inequity for rural voters (which argue they need to drive larger vehicles longer distances) is what the NDP was upset about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204008484989325825.post-28497093564220960272008-06-01T14:37:00.000-04:002008-06-01T14:37:00.000-04:00Dear Anonymous, How will Dion's plan protect the p...Dear Anonymous, <BR/>How will Dion's plan protect the poor and low income earners? They often pay very little or no income tax at all. Landlords cannot be relied on to pass along savings. <BR/><BR/>Ed.Gary Shaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944449030861919941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204008484989325825.post-71764670590406016612008-06-01T12:46:00.000-04:002008-06-01T12:46:00.000-04:00Dion said the cap and trade system is good, but ta...Dion said the cap and trade system is good, but takes longer to implement. He said the Liberal plan will contain both, although the carbon tax would be implemented right away. A number of European and Scandinavian countries have both.<BR/><BR/>Layton seems to be trying to sell his cap and trade as a system which will not cost consumers anything, although this isn't really possible. That is why politicians prefer the cap and trade -- the cost to voters is less obvious -- and all the US politicians seem to be pushing cap and trade for that reason. Perhaps this is Layton's reason too. In BC, the NDP is hoping to lure rural voters to their side by opposing a carbon tax. <BR/><BR/>Unless Canadians are willing to pay to help the environment, Dion might be comitting suicide politically by being upfront about the costs to regular Canadians associated with cutting emissions significantly. He said his plan will contain protection for lower-income, as well as help more generally to reduce our use of fossil fuels, but this may not be enough for voters, particularly as it seems it will be attacked by both Harper and Layton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com