Do the Liberals have any good policies?

[Lunchlady Doris]

Forget it Xsess. Normal people can see that the carbon tax put a price/cost burden on businesses and consumers. The usual suspects on here cannot. It is a waste of time trying too speak logic.

Hey, what's this you're talking about? Explain how?

 

[Lebbo73]

Hey, what's this you're talking about? Explain how?

I don't know. Maybe putting an extra cost on companies for every tonne of carbon they emit would never be passed on to other businesses who deal directly with them or especially consumers. Stop asking silly questions?

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

I don't know. Maybe putting an extra cost on companies for every tonne of carbon they emit would never be passed on to other businesses who deal directly with them or especially consumers. Stop asking silly questions?

Have you noticed any difference?

 

[Power Raid]

Have you noticed any difference?

Yes

Industry closing and projects not going ahead

 

[Elroo]

I don't know. Maybe putting an extra cost on companies for every tonne of carbon they emit would never be passed on to other businesses who deal directly with them or especially consumers. Stop asking silly questions?

And direct action does what?

 

[Maggie5]

And direct action does what?

Taxpayers pay for it. You and I. Funny that.

 

[Power Raid]

Taxpayers pay for it. You and I. Funny that.

who cares if it works or not, who cares if people lose jobs

all you care about based on your posts; is not having to contribute and keeping those pesky foreigners out

 

[Maggie5]

who cares if it works or not, who cares if people lose jobs

all you care about based on your posts; is not having to contribute and keeping those pesky foreigners out

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

Yes

Industry closing and projects not going ahead

But it didn't raise any money, and was over before it started. Couldn't be something else, could it?

 

[Power Raid]

But it didn't raise any money, and was over before it started. Couldn't be something else, could it?

could be but I would take their representations in good faith

 

[Lebbo73]

And direct action does what?

Taxpayers pay for it. You and I. Funny that.

Can you both think before saying this stuff. Do I come across as the type of person who supports Direct Action? Do I believe in man made climate change? Obviously, no and no.

 

[Maggie5]

Can you both think before saying this stuff. Do I come across as the type of person who supports Direct Action? Do I believe in man made climate change? Obviously, no and no.

Have no idea what you are on about but good to see that you don't believe in man-made climate change.

 

[Gough]

Believes climate change is cobblers, check, describes the previous government as illegitimate, also check. Abbott's base writ large, ill informed, and ignorant.

 

[rodney hoo]

Believes in pixies at the end of the garden. Check.

 

[Elroo]

Can you both think before saying this stuff. Do I come across as the type of person who supports Direct Action? Do I believe in man made climate change? Obviously, no and no.

I asked you what direct action does; simple question.

 

[Lebbo73]

I asked you what direct action does; simple question.

Stuffs me what it does exactly. I don't support it!

 

[medusala]

Believes climate change is cobblers, check, describes the previous government as illegitimate, also check. Abbott's base writ large, ill informed, and ignorant.

Lol, as opposed to the delusional crowd who think Australia can join up to a non existent international emissions trading system and that a 5% reduction in Australia's emissions (a lie in any event) would make any statistical difference whatsoever to global temperatures.

So who is exacly is ill informed and ignorant?

Abbott scrapped two idiotic taxes. We should all be grateful for that even if otherwise the government has been a bit of a shambles.

 

[Ratts of Tobruk]

Please stay on topic. If you think scientists should listen more to voters make your case in the multitude of Climate Change threads.

As it stands, the Liberals are removing support for Wind Farms and personal solar rebates, but still insist they believe in Climate Change and that we will hit the targets we've signed up to with the help of their 'Direct Action'.

 

[medusala]

Please stay on topic.

Scrapping those taxes were and still are Liberal policies.. That's what the thread is about FFS.

As it stands, the Liberals are removing support for Wind Farms and personal solar rebates

Which is the economically rational thing to do. Now they just need to get rid of direct action. Countries all around the world and cutting subsidies to renewables as they realise its just a budgetary train wreck.

 

[Gough]

As it stands mining is unsustainable without government subsidies, surely that must offend your free marketeer sensibilities, and if you're putting your own money into coal right now, I have a time share in Lanzergrotty you may be interested in.

 

[medusala]

As it stands mining is unsustainable without government subsidies,

That is just complete nonsense. BHP and Rio are still making good money out of iron ore even at these prices. Coal isn't the only sort of mining in Australia.

Are you still trying to run that bs "subsidies" line? Seriously? How many times does it have to be explained to you by various posters on here?

 

[Gough]

Twiggy Forrest is about to flog his infrastructure wing off to the Chinese, how is the good of the nation being served by subidising his building of infrastructure that he then sells off offshore when his company gets in a bit of strife?

 

[medusala]

Twiggy Forrest is about to flog his infrastructure wing off to the Chinese, how is the good of the nation being served by subidising his building of infrastructure that he then sells off offshore when his company gets in a bit of strife?

What subsidy? Are you against foreign investment now? What about subsidies for renewables? Are they ok? What about auto subsidies and TCF subsidies? Are they ok?
Mining accounts for what $ of our exports? Circa 50%. Why cripple our most important industry via carbon and mining taxes? The Liberals may be clueless on a lot of things but at least they get that. The ALP are still making fools of themselves in this area

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@...1301.0~2012~Main Features~Mining Industry~150

 

[Ratts of Tobruk]

Scrapping those taxes were and still are Liberal policies.. That's what the thread is about FFS.

FFS it's not always about you. There are about 25 posts on this and the wider point that the Liberals do have policies against Climate Change has been made multiple times. Your post and others argue against taking any action on Climate Change and are better suited to those threads rather than hi-jacking yet another one.

 

[Gough]

I've got no problem with helping industry out, but let's make on an equal footing without picking, and choosing winners.