FELDSTED – It’s an attempt to appear to be doing something useful when all they accomplish is seizing more of our income, and then squandering it on boutique spending
One has to wonder what types of people we are governed by – here’s just four quick examples of why one would ask this: Carbon Taxing: Our governments, federal and provincial, are applying various carbon taxes aimed at reducing our use of fossil fuels. They piously claim that higher prices will reduce petroleum use, and thus reduce carbon emissions. The premise is faulty in assuming that petroleum fuel use is discretionary; that we all have the option of using vehicles less without infringing on our ability to earn a living, or without diminishing our quality of life, or that heating our homes and water is optional. It also assumes that goods can be moved from port to warehouse - to retailer and farm - to processor to market - without vehicles driven by petroleum engines. It is an attempt to appear to be doing something useful when all they accomplish is punishing us by seizing more of our income which they continue to squander on boutique spe...