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Originally Posted by FireFly
The government would be better off politically, and the environment would also be better off if instead of buying pollution credits from other countries, the government would use the same amount of money towards tax breaks for 'green purchases' by Canadians. They're already giving tax breaks on energy efficient appliances and such, grow the program! Do it for hybrids and solar panels and wind turbines, etc. Don't stop there, give tax breaks to the oil companies for cleaning up their refineries as well. If you're willign to spend the money anyways, why not actually help the environment at the same time?
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That's a good idea. There is zero monetary incentive for someone to buy a hybrid car. The only benefit is of course it is better on the environment. But last time I checked a hybrid car is about ten thousand dollars more than the non-hybrid version. In no way will that car save you that much money in gas over the course of it's life.