Britain Sets Toughest Carbon Targets To Beat Climate Change

The Times ^ | 3/14/2007 | Lewis Smith, Environment Reporter

[sergeantdave]

Citizens in Great Britain may soon be hit by a blitz of top secret green taxes to combat the socialist bogeyman called global warming, reports the Daily Mail.

Under this proposal, the government would grab billions of pounds of extra revenue by not telling motorists when gas prices go down. So everytime petro prices drop, the tax on petro would automatically rise. So rather than drivers seeing that extra savings in their pocket, the government would keep the price high and grab the extra money for itself.

Then there’s talk of raising the annual road tax from a maximum of £210 to £5,000 in order to “combat car use and ownership.”

And a “pay per mile” tax could be added.

Next, Brits could see a washing machine tax, a dishwasher tax, a dryer tax, a lightbulb tax and an air travel tax.

Finally, the Tories plan to install “spies” in dustbins to impose a “rubbish tax” on households that throw away non-recyclable refuse.

The grand total of new taxes for a family of four would be an additional £1,163 per year.

[Wolfie]

What is really driving this carbon madness?

Personally, I think it has more to do with easing large-scale industries to nations with populations who will accept Third World wages. Namely, the Third World, who will be conveniently exempt from any Global Warming protocols.