You should know.
How else do you tame the corporation?
Your lack of understanding of a tax system to solve problems or give incentives derives directly from your rigid ideology.
I understand Draconian tax concepts quite well. I get what this
appears to do. It
appears to provide an incentive for companies to cut emissions and penalize those who won't or can't afford it.
This is a shameless attempt by the government to veil a tax increase on families, while making it look like they are punishing these awful industrial giants who are melting the ice caps and killing those cute fuzzy polar bears.
It's a pile of sh!t predicated on ideology spawned by shaky science. I agree we all need to be better stewards of the environment. What you don't seem to get is this is the latest and greatest chance for governement revenue. A chance for the government to prop up a whole new industry and enrichen their biggest contributors.
It smells like sh!t because it is sh!t. This some of the worst, murky legislation we've seen. So much for all this transparency and no earmarks, and lobbyists being put in their place. We are all suckers for voting for anyone who returned to DC last time around. This is an incredibly, boldly foobared up government.