To manufacture fortunes we need contentious 'taxes'

It is not often that you wake up on a Saturday in Sydney and have a choice of rallies to attend ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ but this is exactly what happened last week. In case you missed it, the two rallies were organised in support and opposition to the proposed ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"price on carbonââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ strategy put forward by the Federal Government. Being excited by a bit of political expressionism in a city where Saturday morning priorities are usually shopping and cappuccinos, I decided to attend not just one but both. My interest was twofold: to see whether the claims of extremism where evident in either camp; and to hear the pitch of the speakers.