A tax on my senses

The Saturday Rag has any number of well written conspiracy theories.

I have just completed reading one on the subject of the federal government’s agenda to retard the growth of renewable energy.

What the government is actually doing is culling government agencies that supply clean energy research grants, and investment funds and rebates for renewable energy installations.

This is supposedly due to the evil influence of the coal exporters and the coal burning electricity generators.

Maybe true. But I think there’s a couple of other agendas at play such as wedge politics and some required budget cuts. Possibly also spiced with a bit of Luddite denialism.

My personal view is that renewable energies are now so cheap that we don’t  really need government involvement and all the associated white collar welfare.

Truly, in the context of global warming and renewable energy, the only government intervention that ever made any sense was the carbon tax.

PS this is a photo of some of those most concerned about global warming having an ice skating session at Bondi at twenty degrees Celsius.