Carbon tax

Why do this at all?

If China, Russia & several other countries around the planet aren't making any effort to reduce carbon emissions, how is our measly little Canadian effort going to fix anything? I find it amusing that, let say in the year 2200, someone is going to stand up and pat Canada on the back for saving the world because 200 years ago we stated taxing the citizens.

I also understand that one volcano will put more Co2 in the atmosphere in a few days that man could ever possibly emit or save.   

If the gov't were serious about creating & making green energy more affordable, as well as usable in our climate, start investing in research at home. Get the money by cutting off some of the funds we hand out abroad. 

I guess it could be viewed as a 'make work project' as well. One guy to collect the money from the province, another guy to put in the gov't bank, another guy to write a cheque back to the province, a provincial guy to put it in their bank, another guy to write cheques to all the folks in the province that file income tax, and a few other guys to make sure the first guys are doing their jobs.

 I can see how that will be revenue neutral. 

The cap & trade system sounds brilliant as well. 

So if my emissions are too high, I can buy credits from someone that has a lower output. How does that fix anything? I just keep buying credits, sending out more co2 & pass the buck onto the consumer. 

There is alot more to all of this, but I'm really just trying to figure it for the layman ( me ) as it were. I don't understand much of this plan, but on the outside, it's just another way for a gov't to take more money. ( They are a bit addicted to tax's ) I guess someone will have to "follow the money" to sort this all out, because one thing for sure, it maybe 'revenue neutral' for the gov't, but is sure as hell going to cost you & me. 

Bruce