I think the point is this: I agree that an energy tax will indeed cost jobs. I think most people would fall in line with that idea. That being said, the job loss numbers claimed by some of the opposition is so pie-in-the-sky that anyone with half a brain will look at them as highly suspect, if not an outright lie.
Which leads us to the problem: there are many people who do not follow these issues closely, but do possess enough common sense to know that these claims are outlandish. How many of them will simply dismiss the idea of opposition entirely due to their dishonesty?
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