There are some interesting features in the results, curiously not explored by the Lowy Institute. The sub demographic claiming to be prepared to pay the equivalent of a coffee and a burger a week in additional electricity charges appear to be composed of those who don’t actually pay electricity charges or earn their living at all. State-supported students and the low/no income demographic have repeatedly been promised overcompensation like this by our Socialist government, i.e., they’ll be given yet more State funds and will make a “profit” and not surprisingly, support action on “climate change” at any cost. Find the poll here. Significant graphics reproduced below.
Record number oppose price on carbon: poll
Daniel Flitton
June 27, 2011
AUSTRALIANS are far less worried about the world choking on greenhouse gas emissions than they were five years ago – and a record number of people now oppose a price on carbon, new polling has found.
The hardening of attitudes on environment policy appears to further dent support for Julia Gillard’s proposed carbon tax, with nearly 40 per cent of Australians now not prepared to pay anything if tackling climate change involves a rise in electricity bills – an almost two-fold increase compared with 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald)

