I have no idea whether pro-climate change science is accurate or not. I was terrible at science at school and have never taken the time to evaluate climate science. So on that basis, I don't have an opinion on whether the introduction of a carbon tax in principle has merit or not.
What disappoints me however is the Labor government's motivation for bring in the tax.
Before the last election, the Prime Minister stated that "their will be no Carbon Tax under the government I lead".
While this would appear to now be a straight out lie, it seems obvious to me that Labor have actually decided to sell their souls and bring this in to ensure the Greens continue to support their minority government. This means Bob Brown is effectively the real prime minister of Australia, despite the small percentage of votes his party received at the election.
I like to think that a Prime Minister and government should have some level of integrity if they want the nation's support. Sure, politicians break promises, but this one is a real howler!
Love them or hate them, the Coalition took both the GST (twice) and Work Choices to elections and the people had their say at the ballot box.
The Prime Minister and the Labor Party should have done the same thing.
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I don’t want doublespeak Prime Minister – I would like a straightforward answer to a straightforward question. I believe if the people of Australia heard their Prime Minister address them on public television, or even if you added your comment here at this blog, there would be a collective sigh of relief.
http://justmeint.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/prime-minister-please-answer-a-simple-question/
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