Perhaps we really ARE smarter!

Atlantic Canadians are, on average, not all for the Green Shift! Can you believe it?

The Chronicle Herald reports:

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"The poll from Corporate Research Associates, which was conducted last month, shows that a quarter of Atlantic Canadians support the carbon tax idea, while four in 10 are opposed.

The Green Shift, which is proving to be a tough sell for Liberal Leader Stephane Dion, would shift taxes from income and investment to activities that produce carbon dioxide – the emissions that scientists blame for global warming."
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(Note: I object to the use of "scientists" in this article. It should be changed to "some scientists." Thanks.)

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"Mr. Dion's plan is aimed at reducing emissions by making it more expensive to pollute and more economical to develop green technologies. The Conservatives have derided it for months as a tax grab, with a series of attack ads and statements from Conservative politicians."
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Okay, so we're a little apathetic. But apathy is better than stupidity! No, wait...

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"Within the region, the Green Shift policy is most popular in Nova Scotia, where 30 per cent of voters support the idea and 42 per cent are opposed."
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Gee, that's a shocker. We're leading the hipster parade!
Anyway, that was refreshing to read. Maybe we just can't afford to pay more taxes out here (a perfectly good reason to oppose Dion's plan to seriously raise the taxes). Maybe we have more farmers and fishermen who don't want to pay the extra costs that will hit them hardest. Maybe it gets too chilly for us to not be able to crank up the heat. Or maybe, just maybe, we all put on our thinking caps. :)