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[-] Anon819450514@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Almost like they should prepare and build those public services before applying tax. Applying a tax with no alternative is just a greed tax.

[-] joshhsoj1902@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

What's the tax in this case? The current carbon tax is redistributed equally, so there's no greed there, it's effectively more of a wealth transfer then a tax.

[-] Anon819450514@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Even though the carbon tax gets dristributed equally at the end of the year, everything around me is inflated because of gas prices, all year long. A new electric car is damn expensive, I don't have the wealth to buy an electric car. If I have to pay a tax on everyday stuff, then I won't ever have the money to buy an electric car. At the end of the day, the government is taking money I could have used for something else, even though I "get" it back at the end of the year, I should be able to make my own decision hence the "why tax me, or why punish me when there is no alternative".

[-] joshhsoj1902@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/axe-the-tax-and-carbon-rebate-how-canada-households-affected-1.7046905

Just a reminder that you're getting money money back from the carbon rebate program then you are putting in (and the calculation accounts for everything around you getting more expensive)

[-] joshhsoj1902@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The rebate is paid out quarterly

The trouble you're having is with increased gas prices is a global problem not caused by the carbon tax, oil prices have gone up everywhere.

You asking to get rid of the carbon tax is just you asking to have less money in your pocket, which is hard to understand when you're also complaining about costs.

this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2023
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