By Christine Van Geyn, Taxpayer.com, October 27, 2016
The government has said that their planned carbon tax will cost families only a few dollars a month, but we should all know that this is only the beginning.
There’s a well-known anecdote about a boiling frog, which describes how if a frog is thrown into boiling water, it will jump out. But if the frog is put in cold water that is slowly brought to a boil, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death.
That’s what the Ontario and federal governments are hoping will happen with their new carbon tax, which will be applied to home heating bills and gasoline bills starting January 1st, 2017. They are promising the new tax will be so small, we will barely notice it.
