re: AP: Parisians vote to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before

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Did you notice how they never incentivize behaviors by REDUCING a tax or fee

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I’ve never noticed that because it’s patently false.

Are you fricking retarded? Serious question.

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I think what you are probably intentionally ignoring is that it's not about the vehicle, it's about the government 1) wanting to dictate more and more aspects of our lives, 2) expand their control over the populace, and 3) take more and more of what the public has.

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Damn if only they could have had an opportunity to vote it down…

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I think what you are probably intentionally ignoring is that it's not about the vehicle,

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Did you not read my OP?

From the OP:

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For all you voting doesn't matter baws this story proves that you are wrong. Only 5.7% of the 1.3 million eligible voters cast ballots and are changing local politics.

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The main point of my OP was that a small number of dedicated individuals can have an outsized impact on local policies. It just so happened that the story that illustrates this increases taxes on SUVs, which I knew would rustle the OT's jimmies.

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it's about the government 1) wanting to dictate more and more aspects of our lives,

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The referendum was put up for a vote and the people, albeit a small part of the populace, voted to enact the policy.

Do you hate democracy and open elections?

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2) expand their control over the populace,

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see above.

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3) take more and more of what the public has.

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see above.

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Did you notice how they never incentivize behaviors by REDUCING a tax or fee (and govt subsidies don't count here)?

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Wat? EITC? Child tax credit? R&D Tax Credit?

There are myriads of ways the government incentivizing behavior via tax credits.