Why the independents should dig the mining tax

I was at a pub a couple of weeks ago and a friend asked my prediction about the election. Not much into making predictions I speculated that Abbott would do better than anyone expected and the ALP were running a campaign that could ruin them. One of my other friends jumped in and said, ââ"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s the tax, the mining tax, the idiots should never tax the one thing that makes us richââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢. An interesting debate followed that only ended when someone reminded me that it was ââ"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“my shoutââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢. Being a Saturday night and with the footy on the big screen, I think we simultaneously decided that this discussions about tax do not make for an ideal night out. While the country remains in political limbo and the power brokers are cutting deals, the mining tax is one of those issues that seem to be bubbling below the service. Given that the ALP are bruised and battered from the campaign and the Coalition promised to ââ"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“axe the taxââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢, how should the Independents deal with the proposed Mining Super Profits Tax?