Tax the polluters, don't pinch the pennies

It seems Kevin '07's luxury car tax is back with a vengance, with Family First Senator Steve Fielding backing the Bill.

If it goes ahead, the tax means almost $400 million in the Government budget coffers to spend on whatever they please.

We hope they'll spend the money on public education and health, but they may just end up spending it on fixing an environment that their tax does nothing to help!

Kevin '07 harps on about saving the environment - but where's the action?

This luxury car tax COULD be changed to a high carbon emission vehichles tax, charging people for polluting the planet and rewarding those who don't.

Instead, Kev's aimed his tax at those who can afford to line his pockets.

Some would call this penny-pinching.

The Government retaliates that by not supporting the tax, we're taking money away from public schools. Aren't we bastards?!

So here's the predicament: a person could, if they were so inclined, import the latest top-end, high performance electric car from overseas, reducing their carbon emissions considerably and hopefully starting a trend.

The cost of this endevour would incur a tax for being a luxury vehicle and for the same combined cost of car and taxes, one could purchase two V8 sedans and personally punch an extra hole in the ozone layer or melt a polar ice-cap.

But at least the kids will be getting smarter.

Perhaps they will realise the error of our ways.

-By Andrew Halliday