So [they] floated the Poll Tax in the UK under Thatcher because they knew people would innately resist a "tax on existence", so they could pretend to relent and then introduce what they had in mind anyway, which was the Community Charge/Council Tax (which is unlawful).
Once you see it...
Nana has heard their scheme to do the Carbon Tax world wide.
They had planned to make more money off this than any scheme they have come up with so far.