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OT - new carbon tax 26-Feb-2011 At 9:24:53 AM climberman

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On 25/02/2011 nmonteith wrote:
>On 25/02/2011 Wendy wrote:
>>I'm very dubious about the benefits of market based systems. Sure, theoretically,
>>people use less because it hurts the hip pocket. Can anyone else remember
>>when petrol was sub 60c? And LPG sub 20? Do you actually drive less
>now
>>that it's 1.30 and 60 ish?
>
>Yes! I moved from Melbourne to Sydney as I couldn't afford the costs of
>driving to the Grampians every weekend - especially when petrol got to
>$2 at one stage. I also bought a diesel car. This morning I was looking
>at my water bill with my GF and we were discussing how to make it cheaper
>- by installing a new toilet and showerhead and fixing leaking taps.

Agreed on the transport. I took a 25% pay cut and now cycle to work 7kms rather than drive 100, each way. Loving the 'gong !

Neil, how much of your water bill is usage and how much is fees and charges ? I looked at mine recently and realised the payback on a tank for the garden would be about 120 years at current prices. Actual charges for water used were only about 30% of my bill. It was a little sad.