Comments on: North America's First Carbon Tax http://eco-chick.com/2008/02/1011/north-americas-first-carbon-tax/ The modern girl's guide to living green & fabulous. Mon, 21 May 2012 11:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: crissyhttp://eco-chick.com/2008/02/1011/north-americas-first-carbon-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 crissy Wed, 21 May 2008 20:03:35 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/02/26/north-americas-first-carbon-tax/#comment-1799 im totally confused with this tax credit thing....does this mean that ALL residents in bc are going to be getting 100$ in june? I have two adults and two kids in my house, so thats $400???? yikes. Not sure i agree with this whole tax credit thing. We live in langley and recently moved out here because it was more affordable to purchase a house. I'm a faithful walker / biker / rollerblader / public transit user and dont normally drive unless I have to but being out in Langley the bus system is so poor that i've actually been forced to purchase another vehicle. It was taking me twice as long to get anywhere! The other issue was the large streets out here, why would i want to risk life and limb to cross fraser hwy, 200th or any other busy street - its safer to do it in a vehicle!!! put my tax credit towards some safer roads or better transit. I dont need the money to make me want to use my own body to get around!!!!! im totally confused with this tax credit thing….does this mean that ALL residents in bc are going to be getting 100$ in june? I have two adults and two kids in my house, so thats $400???? yikes. Not sure i agree with this whole tax credit thing. We live in langley and recently moved out here because it was more affordable to purchase a house. I’m a faithful walker / biker / rollerblader / public transit user and dont normally drive unless I have to but being out in Langley the bus system is so poor that i’ve actually been forced to purchase another vehicle. It was taking me twice as long to get anywhere! The other issue was the large streets out here, why would i want to risk life and limb to cross fraser hwy, 200th or any other busy street – its safer to do it in a vehicle!!!
put my tax credit towards some safer roads or better transit. I dont need the money to make me want to use my own body to get around!!!!!

]]> By: Angiehttp://eco-chick.com/2008/02/1011/north-americas-first-carbon-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-1800 Angie Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:00:24 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/02/26/north-americas-first-carbon-tax/#comment-1800 I live in BC -- it is April the 23rd and it got below 0 last night and it snowed yesterday. The glib remark -- you live in BC ride a bike -- is indicative of the typical narrow thoughts that our government has too -- only some of BC's people live in Vancouver -- there is a HUGE part of BC that is NOT the lower mainland...... and we are the ones who will pay for the tax -- we have NO public transit, we live in a climate that gets cold for nearly 6 months a year and get no benefit from the money spent on the new green initiatives. So far the only thing I have seen that has come from this new initiative is more expensive gas, heating costs and groceries...... I live in BC — it is April the 23rd and it got below 0 last night and it snowed yesterday. The glib remark — you live in BC ride a bike — is indicative of the typical narrow thoughts that our government has too — only some of BC’s people live in Vancouver — there is a HUGE part of BC that is NOT the lower mainland…… and we are the ones who will pay for the tax — we have NO public transit, we live in a climate that gets cold for nearly 6 months a year and get no benefit from the money spent on the new green initiatives. So far the only thing I have seen that has come from this new initiative is more expensive gas, heating costs and groceries……

]]> By: Armand Rousso Greenhouse Equivalencies Calculatorhttp://eco-chick.com/2008/02/1011/north-americas-first-carbon-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-1801 Armand Rousso Greenhouse Equivalencies Calculator Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:29:56 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/02/26/north-americas-first-carbon-tax/#comment-1801 [...] Columbia recently became the first government in North America to implement a consumer-based carbon tax.  The tax, which will take effect on July 1, 2008, will apply to gasoline, diesel, propane, [...] [...] Columbia recently became the first government in North America to implement a consumer-based carbon tax.  The tax, which will take effect on July 1, 2008, will apply to gasoline, diesel, propane, [...]

]]> By: Michaelhttp://eco-chick.com/2008/02/1011/north-americas-first-carbon-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-1802 Michael Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:19:38 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/02/26/north-americas-first-carbon-tax/#comment-1802 Hey there Katie, sorry for this, but your post on the "New" carbon tax is a bit off in it's information. Read here (http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_cariboo/100milefreepress/news/15833052.html) for some info on the stats of this so called Carbon Tax. I live in BC, Vancouver Island and the tax in question has NOTHING to do with carbon offsets or promoting "green alternatives".Our Premier is a bit of an idiot. He is more into corporations and the money he receives from those corporations. As you can see with the link I gave you, big business gets the 10% tax reduction, where the people (if you make over $70,000 a year) get 2%. But guess what ... if you don't make over $70,000, which I don't and I bet you do not as well, you get NOTHING! This is a cash grab ... look at what all the people say that live in BC and know what this guy does.I am all for taxes, but the people I pay taxes to work for ME! Governments work for the people ... you, me, and the people next store. So I have no issue with paying for a carbon tax ... but put that tax towards alternative sources of energy, not bank it, invest it and make a profitable return on it and not put back. Increasing fuel costs doesn't change the fact that we need to address our global responability. That form of action takes away from the working person who does NEEDS the fuel to bring the food to your table; the cloths for your back. Vancouver Island ... we have an older population. So, do you think an 70 years old should ride their bike to the store and then carry their groceries back? Some can, some cannot. There needs to be a balance.Your comment, (You live in BC, ride a bike!) Not cool my friend. Everyone has different needs and I believe we can work within those needs and be caring to our environment and the people.I know we are all trying to do our very best and to find the best solutions, but you know as well as I do ... robbing Peter to pay Paul doesn't do anything ... ie: use one credit card to pay the interest of the other credit card. Same thing, tax the people, then give them a tax break? Makes no sense!!! Hey there Katie, sorry for this, but your post on the “New” carbon tax is a bit off in it’s information. Read here (http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_.....33052.html) for some info on the stats of this so called Carbon Tax. I live in BC, Vancouver Island and the tax in question has NOTHING to do with carbon offsets or promoting “green alternatives”.

Our Premier is a bit of an idiot. He is more into corporations and the money he receives from those corporations. As you can see with the link I gave you, big business gets the 10% tax reduction, where the people (if you make over $70,000 a year) get 2%. But guess what … if you don’t make over $70,000, which I don’t and I bet you do not as well, you get NOTHING! This is a cash grab … look at what all the people say that live in BC and know what this guy does.

I am all for taxes, but the people I pay taxes to work for ME! Governments work for the people … you, me, and the people next store. So I have no issue with paying for a carbon tax … but put that tax towards alternative sources of energy, not bank it, invest it and make a profitable return on it and not put back. Increasing fuel costs doesn’t change the fact that we need to address our global responability. That form of action takes away from the working person who does NEEDS the fuel to bring the food to your table; the cloths for your back. Vancouver Island … we have an older population. So, do you think an 70 years old should ride their bike to the store and then carry their groceries back? Some can, some cannot. There needs to be a balance.

Your comment, (You live in BC, ride a bike!) Not cool my friend. Everyone has different needs and I believe we can work within those needs and be caring to our environment and the people.

I know we are all trying to do our very best and to find the best solutions, but you know as well as I do … robbing Peter to pay Paul doesn’t do anything … ie: use one credit card to pay the interest of the other credit card. Same thing, tax the people, then give them a tax break? Makes no sense!!!

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