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Old 5th Jul 2012, 03:18
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peterc005
 
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As an airplane, business, house and office owner I am well qualified to comment on the cost of the Carbon Tax.

The only financial impact on me will be thru electricity bills and small increases in the cost of petrol and Avgas.

The costs I estimate will be:

$200 Avgas
$200 petrol for the car
$600 home electricity
$600 office electricity

Offsetting this:

$800 compensation from the government
$400 saved on electricity bills by choosing a cheaper provider

So the net financial cost to me might be $400 a year tops.

I was going to buy a new Babolar tennis racquet for myself, costing about $400. Instead I'll use the old one for another year and I'm square.

The Carbon Tax will probably cost me nothing financially overall. The true cost is time wasted getting caught up in stupid discussions on topics of no consequence.
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