Duncan said the average household in Saskatchewan is expected to save about $400 this year as a result of the province no longer collecting the charge on carbon.

He added there is a report from the parliamentary budget officer that says Saskatchewan residents are to pay $600 more in levies.

Wilkinson said the rebate for a family of four in Saskatchewan is $1,500 and for those in rural communities it's $1,800.

Nice math morons.

Who gives a rat's ass what others are doing or not doing, getting or not getting, paying or not paying? Having a spine isn't about whining, it's about doing what is necessary in the face of opposition, even when it goes against personal self-interest.

It's necessary to decarbonise. Among those honest economists not under the thumb of or on the payroll of whiny babies, a carbon tax is one useful lever. Therefore, the ethical thing to do is implement and accept a carbon tax.

If our political and business leaders were ethical and had spines instead whatever whiny organ they use as a substitute, we'd be a lot better off.