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 (and govt subsidies don't count here)? Funny how that works.

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In Alabama they have well-publicized tax holidays for things like back-to-school shopping and hurricane supplies.

While in reality the reason is likely to appease the businesses, this at least symbolically incentivizes the behavior of being prepared for school and storms.