Sask Carbon Tax

[goalieguy847]

So heres a serious question that i dont think anyone has talked about..

If , say, the carbon tax were gone. POOF. No more.. no bueno... yay.

As we have all been conditioned to pay a little.bit morr every year for fuel...food..

What would stop a bunch of fuel companies from just charging the same thing... or say.. 1.00$ /L instead of say.. 1.20/ L ? I honestly dont know what the carbon tax on marked fuel is .. and i dont care cuz i need it i cant change squat about it. Besides. Everything runs on dyed! I mean..

Whhhhhhaat? Who said that?



But what then if our gas price in.. 1 yr of the carbon tax getting diced... goes back up to where it was prior to?

How about food prices?

Is a new JD sprayer ever going to be sub 1 million?

i just dont think it matters anymore. Carbon tax or not we have been conditioned to pay these prices.... just like alllll will be paying $950 a bag for canola that doesnt outyield L135 from 2012.

What choice do we have?

[fjlip]

Choice is not to buy. And if prices stay low, farmers are forced to not buy.

[jazz]

goalie, that is definitely possible. The CT has become pretty entrenched now and if it got cut, prices might not adjust. GST is still around after 35yrs. Interest rates doubled in the past 2 yrs and it didnt take down the RE market.

The lesson here is for Canadians to reject stupid ideas immediately. Not sit there and try to rationalize them, maybe vote and see, then wake up after a couple yrs. Unfortunately most Canadians arent sharp enough to do that.

[blackpowder]

Remember, the govt has been conditioned to the income, and the electorate the programs.
Other taxes will have to rise.
At least the GST is in the open.

[furrowtickler]

Remember, the govt has been conditioned to the income, and the electorate the programs.
Other taxes will have to rise.
At least the GST is in the open.

That’s the point this carbon tax was “supposed” to be revenue neutral….
it’s a wealth transfer end of story that’s helping deplete the middle class pure and simple
that’s who is bearing the brunt of this useless tax

[chuckChuck]

That amount also includes hidden provincial carbon tax revenues in Saskatchewan and Alberta and other provinces which both have a carbon tax on large emitters.

But where is the amount that is returned to Consumers? You show the revenue side but you don't see the rebate side! Did you forget about the rebates again?

More Conservative math? Show the total taxes collected but not the rebates? LOL

[cropgrower]

Liberal/ ndp hid the numbers on how much they keep , why was that ?

[chuckChuck]

Well apparently they aren't hiding how much they keep from the the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

But don't let facts get in way of your opinions Crop!

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According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer,the federal government will raise $11.8-billionfrom the carbon levy this fiscal year. Some of the money is going to green initiatives, but roughly 90 per cent of what’s collected in each of the eight covered provinces (Quebec and British Columbia run their own systems) goes directly back to the residents of that province. You pay based on carbon consumption; you get rebated based on family size.

[shtferbrains]

So by your numbers 90% is returned?
LPC says "most" get back more than they contributed.
How many do you know personally that get back more?
Sounds like your basic LPC vote buying wealth transfer.

[chuckChuck]

So the Parlimentary budget officer is wrong?