Posted to Adelaide Now (18/7/2011) on 18/7/2011 at 11:27 PM
Commenting on "Australian Workers Union backs Prime Minister Julia Gillard's carbon tax"
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/australian-workers-union-backs-prime-minister-julia-gillards-carbon-tax/story-e6frea83-1226096977868
I don't understand what the Union is trying to say about "... illegal dumping by overseas competitors". It is more than likely that by stopping the use of brown coal for power generation, the coal will either lay buried in the ground thus causing loss of jobs, or continue to be mined thus retaining the miners' ability to earn their daily bread. The second option means exporting or dumping the brown coal to other countries, which probably operate dirtier and more polluting plants than what we have currently. Supporting the Gillard government carbon tax and ETS policies only highlights one's selfishness and moral corruption. Unionists be wise - don't support something that goes against your conscience, whether the Government of the day is Labor or Liberal. The moral behind the Labor Government's story is: Thou shalt not dirty your own backyard.
Commenting on "Australian Workers Union backs Prime Minister Julia Gillard's carbon tax"
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/australian-workers-union-backs-prime-minister-julia-gillards-carbon-tax/story-e6frea83-1226096977868
I don't understand what the Union is trying to say about "... illegal dumping by overseas competitors". It is more than likely that by stopping the use of brown coal for power generation, the coal will either lay buried in the ground thus causing loss of jobs, or continue to be mined thus retaining the miners' ability to earn their daily bread. The second option means exporting or dumping the brown coal to other countries, which probably operate dirtier and more polluting plants than what we have currently. Supporting the Gillard government carbon tax and ETS policies only highlights one's selfishness and moral corruption. Unionists be wise - don't support something that goes against your conscience, whether the Government of the day is Labor or Liberal. The moral behind the Labor Government's story is: Thou shalt not dirty your own backyard.
