Carbon, schmarbon. If I hear another rumour or speculation about what the carbon tax will or won't do, I think I'll explode. I've hit saturation point with all this carbon talk, and from the sound of it, so have many others.
And perhaps that's just what the politicians want. Nothing like a bit of disinformation overload to shut down the debate as those eyes glaze over and those heads start to nod.
Read this column in the Herald Sun! It's good, I like the idea:
As part of a promise to help offset the impact of the carbon tax, the Government has increased the tax-free threshold from $6000 to just over $18,000 which, with a few other bits and pieces, means all of us can earn just over $20,000 a year and not pay any tax. Gotta love it.
But what if we adopt this initiative as a new work-life philosophy? What if all the 40-hour plus a week sloggers cut back and instead of one person working 40 hours we have two people working 20 hours a week? Let's spread this part-time, job-share trend across the country.
Yes, most of us will be a bit poorer financially but on the happiness stakes, hey, I reckon it's a winner.
Businesses would have less stressed, more motivated workers and homes would have less stressed, more motivated individuals, all thanks to the carbon tax. Gotta love it.
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