The
other day I was asked on Twitter what BC Conservatives would do about the
Carbon Tax.
Twitter
allows for a limited number of characters to respond, far more that what
follows, but basically what I said was … It’s
bad for business, bad for people in the interior and north, and it adds to the cost
of goods and services. It has yet to
show any benefit. It is negative,
unfair, and with a BC Conservative government it will be gone!
They
responded by asking, “How would you make up
revenue? It’s a huge amount.”
To
which I said … “I thot it was 2B revenue neutral. 4 starters we won't have the PCT giving free$
2 corps/ org
Again
in case a translation is needed here is what that meant:
I
thought it was to be revenue neutral?
For starters we won’t have the Pacific Carbon Trust giving free money to
corporations and organizations.
I
wanted to say more, and using Twitter wasn’t going to work, so the remainder of
my reply was sent as a message via Facebook instead. This is what I had to say:
Rather
than the BC government trying to convince me / us that the Carbon Tax is
reducing our carbon footprint -- they should cancel it and let me keep MY money. I can then spend it on something I want to
purchase, which helps keep people employed and helps creates new jobs. Because I am spending money I have earned, on
real purchases of goods and services, government will get tax revenue via the
HST (or soon to be GST / PST).
