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Originally Posted by ToxiK
No it is not. It is a build-it-yourself tax break. There is a tax, you want to stop paying it than you have to make an effort by reducing your GHG to get it.
It is similar to wanting more money and having to make the effort to work to get that extra money.
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You. Get. The. Money. Back.
It is
revenue neutral.
If you want the tax to work, then you need to stop refunding it.
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If you got a speeding ticket for $300, paid it, and then received than money back 3 months later - would it do anything to change your behaviour, versus if they
didn't give you the money back? Yes, you would be more comfortable driving faster, because you know you will just get the money back.
How about if all of a sudden they increased the fine to $1000, you get caught again, paid the fine, and then got the $1000 fine back 3 months later. Would the fact that the fine was now more expensive do anything to make you drive slower? No. It doesn't matter what the fine is, since you know you're going to get it back.
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How about if you didn't get any speeding tickets that year, and the government sent you a cheque worth the "average" speeding ticket for the year, of $300. Would that change your behaviour? Yes, you would drive faster, because you know if you get caught speeding, you have some extra cash lying around to pay the fine.