French carbon tax ruled unconstitutional.

[HalfLotus]

“The exemptions included in the carbon tax run counter to the aim of fighting climate change and create inequalities with respect to public charges,” the Constitutional Council said in a statement.

...

“93 percent of carbon dioxide emissions of industrial origin, other than fuel, will be totally exempt from the carbon tax,” the government body said in the ruling.

http://www.france24.com/en/20091229-...on-tax-sarkozy


Nice tax bro.

[Provost Harrison]

Everyone knows the French are evil. Us British have known this for centuries, but still you all let it pass. Now they show their true colours

[BeBMan]

[Guynemer]

So the problem are the exemptions? So just cut the ****ing exemptions, jesus.

[Ben Kenobi]

France.

Sarkozy

Sarkozy telling Gore to shove it where the sun don't shine.

[BeBMan]

I thought it was Sarko's idea in the first place, and btw, they'll just rework it again to get it passed. Aside from this I don't care and would rather spam this threadi.

[Darius871]

http://www.france24.com/en/20091229-...on-tax-sarkozy


Nice tax bro.

Did you even read what you bolded and didn't bold?

[Imran Siddiqui]

@ Ben

[DinoDoc]

So the problem are the exemptions?

That and the fact the science underpinning climate change is now suspect. Sorry. Someone had to say it.

[HalfLotus]

Global Warming hysterics should keep this in mind next time "environmental" legislation makes it through their legislature and gets an executive stamp of approval. It has nothing to do with the environment and everything to do with wealth distribution.

[Darius871]

Why would uber-rich elitists like "they" be keen on wealth distribution?

[BeBMan]

What more proof do we need that the CIA is behind all this. Who else has the resources and the sophistication to create a planet-wide hysteria. Distributionists should think twice about that! And if you think climate has to do with the weather you're totally brainwashed

[HalfLotus]

Troll, troll, troll.

[Dauphin]

France has a constitution?

[DaShi]

That and the fact the science underpinning climate change is now suspect. Sorry. Someone had to say it.

Good thing it was the moron.