Australia like many other developed is about to adopt a carbon tax. We all need tax accountants do deal with the multitude of taxes we already have. Is targeting individuals and companies, which actually means taxing individuals in the end, the best way to go about this? Should there not be a proactive means of reducing our C02 emissions? Paying for pollution is a very negative idea. The carbon tax that Australia is about to introduce will only result in higher prices for the regular person and does not really mean a better environment. Here are some real issues for us as ordinary people that highlight massive problems with this new tax and the existing taxes of other countries – a look at the situation from a common man.
- Double, Triple Dipping. Australians pay tax on their income and then a further tax on products and services they buy. We pay for roads with our car registration and the up-keep of the community through rates on our homes. We don’t see an improvement in any particular area when a new tax is introduced for it. Why should this be any different?
- Millions of Dollars Given to Poorer Nations. As part of Australia’s new tax, a large fund of money will be given to the United Nations each year to help poorer nations. I would like to ask if any of these politicians have ever been to and seen any of these countries? I have spent considerable time in West Africa. It might as well be considered to be one huge rubbish dump. All I saw of United Nations efforts was bigger and flashier cars for those in power. What is the point of giving funds to those countries if the whole system is corrupt? How many years have there been UN programs operating in regions like West Africa with absolutely no effect? Your numbers might look great on paper, but I have been there, and I know what is going on.
- What Happened to the Promises? It was only in the 2 last years we have seen a slashing and cancelling of rebates that were offered for the installation of solar power for Australian homes. The Green Car Fund has also been destroyed. These are only 2 examples where the money that was intended to help the environment, business and consumers has suddenly disappeared.
- No Carbon Credits? Do you know that you can only get carbon credits for new tree planting? This means I do not get carbon credits for the thousands of trees on my property that I have chosen to protect. I do not use my land for farming and have not cleared it like most other people have. For me to get carbon credits, I would have to chop down all those trees and plant seedlings again. How does that make sense? How can existing trees that have been cared for and protected not be given value in a carbon emissions scheme?
We all want to protect our environment and slapping a tax on that does not mean it will happen. These are only a few examples that highlight; there is not a genuine and positive strategy to improving our environment in Australia. The government has wasted millions of dollars on new power stations that have already been shut down. The government’s job for the government’s accountants will be busy doing a lot of calculations with this new tax. If our politician’s lunch expenditure was reduced, we could save enough to feed all those people in West Africa. Call me whatever you want, but that is what I would call change.
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