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There was a proposal to do income based utility bills in California. It was unpopular for a lot of reasons, one of which was that it would make ICE cars cheaper to fuel than EVs for most people

benj111 on Dec 2, 2024 [–]

Well this is conceptually a tax on marginal electricity use.

you'd also have to pair it with a commitment to making IC use more expensive than marginal electricity use.

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