I was dismayed to hear on the news some prediction of home heating fuels doubling in price by 2010, the cost being somehow attributed to the cost of conforming to the Kyoto agreement.
I thought the prices were already high enough, thank you very much
So as a result of that, I've been wondering where do our basic human rights cut in and supercede this Kyoto Krapola? In most of Canada, there is a need, and it should be a
right to heat your home for a good portion of the year. Taxes on the fuels used in that manner should be refunded.
Attempting to exact some sort of environmental penalty from a homeowner exercising a basic human right is an atrocity. Its akin to taxing the air you breathe out, because there is CO2 in it. It is akin to taxing your groceries.
It may be that some sort of 'basic unit of home heating' needs to be derived as a basis for the tax free threshold on fuel consumption.
Maybe I'm over-reacting?