Carbon Overload

[Jeff Thorpe]

A lighthearted look at the Carbon Tax

Carbon Overload


The Carbon Tax is comin’, next July it’s gonna start
an’ woe betide any cow that has the nerve to fart.
It’ll be drawn an’ quartered, taxed highly for its sin
while Julia will be there cryin’ “believers come on in”.
That’s if she still rules the roost, it might be the mad monk,
if he gets in all cows will party with a huge slam dunk.

The Abbott’s dead agin’ the tax, tell me somethin’ new,
“It’s a load of crap” he says, but what’s he got in lieu?
Brownie an’ the Greens’ll hardly give him time a day,
an’ next three years at least that mob’ll have a lot ta say.
Interestin’ times ahead, not only for the cows,
many folk are wonderin’ jest what cause to espouse.

One thing we can count on is that all our costs’ll rise,
Julia’s sayin’ while that’s true, tax cuts’ll compromise.
But, last year she said “No, there’ll not be any carbon tax”,
seems that what she says jest aint the same as how she acts.
Makes ya wonder, is the situation goin’ nuts,
there’s gonna be a carbon tax, counterbalanced by tax cuts.

The Climate Change Minister knows how ta cut some fees,
generate electricity from methane if ya please.
Sounds a simple exercise but, some may get a fright
if there’s a smelly residue from turnin’ on a light.
Brings us back to cows, those we thought ‘d pull up stumps,
they may be our salvation, their farts gold plated trumps.

Jeff Thorpe, 01 August 2011 ©

[r.magnay]

...you're a funny fella Jeff, well it would be if there wasn't so much truth in it!

[Jeff Thorpe]

Yeah Ross. As they say, "truth is stranger than fiction"

Cheers, Jeff

[Neville Briggs]

Some Government policies just inspire the bards, is that a good sign or a bad one for the government I wonder ?

[Heather]

A bit like a cartoonist hey Neville?

[worddancer]

TRAPPING CARBON TO RECYCLE

Cows, sheep and horses in single file,
Move round the paddock in a double spiral.
With a funnel on each butt and each mouth and nose
To catch the carbon through a flexible hose.
Attached the barrels on each side of each beast
The farmers wouldn’t mind changing them; not in the least.
And instead of queuing at the petrol pumps
We could use ‘outback’ fuel from the carbon dumps
The stations will have by the side of the road
Attached to more pipes leading to each abode
So we can use it for heating
And the food that we cook
And to fill up the tank of our car
We could write down all costs
in a record book
Then claim it on our tax from Miss Julia


Just a picture for the head space!