Seems to me most economists and academics would disagree with you.  There are ways to reduce your carbon tax bill and that is what is EXPECTED for you to do with this.  I drive an electric car and pay about $2 for the equivalent of a 1/4 tank of gas a day.   90% of my driving emits no emissions.  I know that is blasphemy to you but there are other ways to reduce it rochy.    And btw I guess I would be a child of the Mulroney years (high school kid anyways) and he created a huge debt, but for some odd reason I am still hear to tell about it.  Perhaps you should more worry about the air your kids will breath and the fact that southern countries will eventually become failed states due to climate change and guess the country they are going to rush the borders to get to.   Your priorities are skewed.   Now why is that you never talk about Harpers cutting the GST and adding $110 billion in debt from that alone that we are paying massive interest on.  At least be balanced rochy.