Green tax revolt: Britons 'will not foot bill to save planet'


	Green tax revolt: Britons 'will not foot bill to save planet'

JICWyllie

5-2-2008 12:12 PM

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environment, i-climate change, i-risks, i-increase

JICWyllie says:

What people think does not matter. They will be forced to comply to a low carbon lifestyle because they will not be able to afford to do anything else. The economy will be the irresistible enforcer.

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5-2-2008 1:34 PM

willhelm

The idea of "saving the planet" just never stops delivering a good laugh.

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