{"id":5239,"date":"2008-05-12T09:29:17","date_gmt":"2008-05-12T09:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/brits-see-no-reason-to-pay-gre.html"},"modified":"2008-05-12T09:29:17","modified_gmt":"2008-05-12T09:29:17","slug":"brits-see-no-reason-to-pay-gre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/brits-see-no-reason-to-pay-gre.html","title":{"rendered":"Brits see no reason to pay green tax"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to the Brits who have gotten it that this whole global warming thing is a yet another way to shake us down for tax money<\/a>. And I’m glad the greens are upset, I’m tired of being ruled by them. Our gas prices are so high because of them. If they didn’t make the Democrats cower, then we would have gas pumping in the Gulf coast and ANWR by now (you people who say, “It would take 10 years for us to drill” can thank Clinton for not starting when he was in office — he vetoed drilling in ANWR). It’s about time we had a poll like this over here to see how much the public supports the greens and drilling maybe it would wake up the politicians to do something.<\/p>\n

More than seven in 10 voters insist that they would not be willing to pay higher taxes in order to fund projects to combat climate change, according to a new poll.
\nThe survey also reveals that most Britons believe “green” taxes on 4x4s, plastic bags and other consumer goods have been imposed to raise cash rather than change our behaviour, while two-thirds of Britons think the entire green agenda has been hijacked as a ploy to increase taxes.
\nThe findings make depressing reading for green campaigners, who have spent recent months urging the Government to take far more radical action to reduce Britain’s carbon footprint. The UK is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 60 per cent by 2050, a target that most experts believe will be difficult to reach. The results of the poll by Opinium, a leading research company, indicate that maintaining popular support for green policies may be a difficult act to pull off, and attempts in the future to curb car use and publicly fund investment in renewable resources will prove deeply unpopular. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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