Carfbon tax is nonsense

Would achieve nothing but fatten gov't treasuries, says Tom Brodbeck in today's Winnipeg Sun:

Climate change alarmists have for years been urging governments to jack up taxes at the pumps, arguing the move would discourage people from driving and would reduce emissions.

Their theories have been largely discredited. Evidence in Canada has shown little relationship between higher gas taxes and pump prices and reduced driving habits.

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So what would another five or 10-cent carbon tax achieve on top of the existing ones, except to fatten the already bulging treasuries of our governments?

Absolutely nothing.