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2011-02-28

Ergas is wrong on carbon actions

Comments on Henry Ergas “Unilateral action creates costs without benefits”, 28/02/2011, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/unilateral-action-creates-costs-without-benefits/story-fn59niix-1226013133637

Henry Ergas is an accomplished and highly respected economist and I enjoy most of his writings.

However, this one seems an exception.

To deny that many overseas countries are taking actions is simply to ignore facts and does not hold any water.

To use narrow minded nationalistic sentiment in painting this issue of carbon actions is myopic at the extreme.

This just undermines his reputation.

Ergas does not need to oppose everything the government is doing as the opposition does.

This is particularly so if he has to rely on distorting the facts.

That is simply suicidal.

PS: of course, my criticism of Ergas does not mean that I think the government's policy design is necessarily the best.

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