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Originally Posted by Kavvy
So this pretty much nails it on the head. You want to make change -hit peoples wallets
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Actually my point was more about how a gov't company is making it cost prohibitive to make an environmental decision. I'm not in favour of adding a lot of extra taxes and fees, as those can often be misused. There are also enough people who make enough money to not care that the price of gas has gone up.
However if you tell people they can have solar panels installed for free, and will get a cheque every year for a few hundred dollars- you will get people coming on board.
If you are going to start taxing things do something like taxing incandescent bulbs, and use that fund to have a rebate on LED bulbs. So now a "60 watt" bulb costs $3 for incandescent, and $2 for LED. Instead of the current 50¢ for incandescent and $10 for LED. (Obviously that math needs tweaking.)
Make it easy, and I'll do it. I used to rarely recycle. Then the blue carts arrived and it's just second nature now.