Why not replace the corporate income tax with a tax on carbon dioxide emissions?

Ian Rutherford Plimer is an Australian geologist, professor emeritus

of earth sciences at the University of Melbourne, professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide , and the director of multiple mineral exploration and mining companies. He has published 130

scientific papers, six books and edited the Encyclopedia of Geology.

Born: 12 February 1946 (age 69)
Residence: Australia
Nationality: Australian
Fields of Study: Earth Science, Geology, Mining Engineering
Institutions: University of New England, University of Newcastle,

University of Melbourne, University of Adelaide.
Alma mater: University of New South Wales, Macquarie University
Thesis: The pipe deposits of tungsten-molybdenum-bismuth in eastern Australia (1976)
Notable Awards: Eureka Prize (1995,2002), Centenary Medal (2003),

Clarke Medal (2004)

Where Does the Carbon Dioxide Really Come From?

PLIMER: “Okay, here’s the bombshell. The recent volcanic eruption in

Iceland. Since its first spewing of volcanic ash has, in just FOUR DAYS,

NEGATED EVERY SINGLE EFFORT you have made in the past five years

to control CO2 emissions on our planet - all of you.

Of course, you know about this evil carbon dioxide that we are trying to

suppress - itâ€™s that vital chemical compound that every plant requires to

live and grow and to synthesize into oxygen for us humans and all

animal life.

I know....itâ€™s very disheartening to realize that all of the carbon emission

savings you have accomplished while suffering the inconvenience and expense

of driving Prius hybrids, buying fabric grocery bags, sitting up till midnight

to finish your kids “The Green Revolution” science project, throwing out all

of your non-green cleaning supplies, using only two squares of toilet paper, putting a brick in your toilet tank reservoir, selling your SUV and speedboat,

vacationing at home instead of abroad, nearly getting hit every day on your

bicycle, replacing all of your 50p light bulbs with Â£5 light bulbs ... well,

all of those things you have done have all gone down the tubes in just

four days.

The volcanic ash emitted into the Earthâ€™s atmosphere in just four days -

yes, FOUR DAYS - by that volcano in Iceland has totally erased every

single effort you have made to reduce the evil beast, carbon. And there

are around 200 active volcanoes on the planet spewing out this crud at

any one time EVERY DAY.

I donâ€™t really want to rain on your parade too much, but I should mention

that when the volcano Mt. Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, it

spewed out more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than the entire

human race had emitted in all its years on earth.

Yes, folks, Mt. Pinatubo was active for over one year, think about it!!!!

Of course, I shouldn’t spoil this â€˜touchy-feely tree-hugging’ moment and

mention the effect of solar and cosmic activity and the well-recognized

800-year global heating and cooling cycle, which keeps happening despite

our completely insignificant efforts to affect climate change.

And I do wish I had a silver lining to this volcanic ash cloud, but the fact

of the matter is that the bush fire season across the western USA and

Australia this year alone will negate your efforts to reduce carbon in our

world for the next two to three years. And it happens every year.

Just remember that your government just tried to impose a whopping

carbon tax on you, on the basis of the bogus â€˜human-causedâ€™ climate

change scenario.

Hey, isn’t it interesting how they donâ€™t mention ‘Global Warming’

anymore, but just ‘Climate Change’ you know why? Itâ€™s because the

planet has COOLED by 0.7 degrees in the past few years and these

global warming bull artists got caught with their pants down.

And, just keep in mind that you might yet have an Emissions Trading

Scheme, that whopping new tax imposed on you that will achieve

absolutely nothing except make you poorer. It wonâ€™t stop any

volcanoes from erupting, that’s for sure.

But, hey, relax......give the world a hug and have a nice day!â€

I'd like to join Commander Riker in applauding your most excellent post:

I support a revenue-neutral carbon tax on each ton of carbon dioxide emissions.

I support you getting Zotted and your listy-list of lists blog, too.

I have never used marijuana, or any other illegal drug, in my life. I’m never been drunk, or smoked tobacco, either,

"I have never used marijuana, or any other illegal drug, in my life. I'm never been drunk,(sic) or smoked tobacco, either,"

So you'd have us believe that your OCD along with your anarcho-libertarian psychosis are just innate, chronic maladies?

I have never seen a tax repealed. Have you?

Not that I can think of.

It would never happen. Do not give one inch on agw bullcrap for that one inch is a really huge peice of our remaining freedom.