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No. He just lied about it. Nothing new there, he's been doing that for a long time now. The only thing is that people are starting to wake up now.
I am overseas at the moment so have not heard TA's statements. But if he attributed the electricity price increases either fully or predominantly to the carbon tax, wouldn't it be fair to assume he is referring to increases since July 1st?
No. He just lied about it. Nothing new there, he's been doing that for a long time now. The only thing is that people are starting to wake up now.
So you are saying that TA blames the price increases in the 5 years prior to the introduction of the carbon tax on the carbon tax? So, for instance, he is blaming the price increases in the financial year to June 30 2012 on the carbon tax, even though it was introduced on July 1st?
This is strange, because prior to July 1st, he always said the carbon tax WILL increase prices not HAD.
Remove the rererence to clever and change hyperbole to hyperbowl and you're describing Julia Gillard.Not quite. Abbott plays a very clever game. He habitually walks a fine line between hyperbole and distortion on the one hand and outright lies on the other. He's very good at it, and nearly always he gets the best of both worlds by seeming to say the big, outrageous thing but actually not quite really saying it. When questioned, he backs away neatly and almost always gets away without being picked up on the lie. Journalists, for some reason I cannot comprehend, practically never nail him on this, they just roll over and accept his bland restatement, then go back and print the thing that Abott wants them to print.
To put a price on carbon was a condition of the formation of government.
Remove the rererence to clever and change hyperbole to hyperbowl and you're describing Julia Gillard.
They've never switched on to him.I sense the same that the Oz public have started to switch off Abbott.
They've never switched on to him.
Just consider for a moment if they do. The Labor wipeout will be of unimaginable proportions.
To some extent the impacts of the carbon, or any other, tax start to take effect prior to the actual introduction of the tax in situations where the impending change is widely known prior to the date of commencement.This is strange, because prior to July 1st, he always said the carbon tax WILL increase prices not HAD.
Well, that's at least one bit of good news.
Obviously they are trying to nullify the publics dislike of their policies i.e the asylum seekers and carbon tax. It will be interesting to see if the public swallows it, tends to look very shallow and undermines their earlier arguments.
The other thing it does is gives the government $23/tonne while they are in. Wouldn't it be just as easy to link it to Europe straight away?
OMG,, is this going to be another back flip.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/polit...-scrap-carbon-floor-price-20120828-24xuo.html
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That is good news but haven't they already paid compensation to people earning less than $80,000 a year. Doesn't that mean the floor price stays for this financial year?
Am I missing something?
Yes, it does.That is good news but haven't they already paid compensation to people earning less than $80,000 a year. Doesn't that mean the floor price stays for this financial year?
Am I missing something?
Without a restriction of the UN-backed international permits, the Australian price could crash to as low as $3 or $4. The Greens have been concerned that a very low carbon price would not be enough to drive investment in cleaner energy such as wind, solar and wave power.
Yes, it does.
The geniusus that are our current government still think it's reasonable to have a carbon price close to 150% higher than Europe's current market price.
That's because its going to fund the Clean Energy Finance Corporation = 10 billion
Indeed.It will be pissed up the wall on crazy arsed schemes that pander to minorities.
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