France Backs Away From Carbon Tax

Investors.com ^ | March 24, 2010 | INVESTORS BUSNESS DAILY Staff

[Kaslin]

Environmental Regulations: While U.S. politicians try to keep the idea alive here, the French have announced cancellation of their version of cap-and-trade. They say it will hurt their competitiveness. Vive la France.

Moments of crisis concentrate the mind wonderfully, or at least they should. In France, as public-sector workers mount a nationwide strike and fallout continues from the ruling party's heavy defeat in regional elections, Prime Minister Francois Fillon has indicated that his government will abandon plans to introduce a domestic carbon tax.

"We have to amplify measures that help reinforce the competitiveness of our economy," Fillon told the Reuters news agency. But what about all those green jobs? What about saving planet Earth from imminent planetary doom? Sacre bleu!

France would have been the largest country to impose a carbon tax as part of its efforts to tackle alleged man-induced climate change. It still hopes for an EU-wide tax, which would hamper everybody's economy. Unlike here, France prefers not to lead by example, hoping others will follow.

When the new tax was first approved by parliament last year, President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed it as a vital weapon against global warming. But it was struck down by France's highest court just 48 hours before it was due to come into effect.

[oyez]

They say it will hurt their competitiveness. Vive la France.

The Democrats have smelled power in the air, so cap and trade will soon be the law of the land. It is believed that the USA has a penance to pay. Just another way to "control the people."

[mowowie]

Obamacare = Control the Population
National ID card = Track the population
Cap and Trade = keep us peons where we belong.
Amnesty = Guarantee Dem “leadership” forever.

I think i’m gonnma move to a cabin in the deep woods soon, if it's still legal that is...
I'm starting to think the Unibomber had the right idea.
Minus the bombs of course.

[dennisw]

lol

[Carry_Okie]

France gets 80% of its electrical energy from nuclear power. So the impact on them is far smaller than it would be on the USA.

[oyez]

I think i’m gonnma move to a cabin in the deep woods soon, if it's still legal that is..

The government will treat "moving to the deep woods" is suspicious behavior. Some egghead bureaucrat will show up at your door and tell there is a rare and endangered species living under your house and you got to move so the louse will not be erased from the planet.

[oyez]

The USA will bring in a Uranium and Plutonium tax,

[oyez]

The USA will bring in a Uranium and Plutonium tax,

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Kaslin. Appropriate to quote “La Marseillaise”:

What! Foreign cohorts
Would make law in our homes!
What! These mercenary phalanxes
Would strike down our proud warriors!
Great God! By chained hands
Our heads would bow under the yoke
Vile despots would become
The masters of our destinies!

[Chickensoup]

France, the country of Nuclear reactors.

[mowowie]

I’m sure there will be a concrete cube waiting for me ala Ripley in Aliens 2 and Willis in The Fith Element ect...

[mowowie]

Actually by then i might be deemed “Too old” to apply for one.

[Cincinna]

Thanks Civ!

[Impy]

Good for them.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[raptor22]

John Francois Kerry and Lindsey Graham - call your office!

[Still Thinking]

Geez, now we no longer have to wonder what it must feel like to have less stones than the French. :-(

[opentalk]

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