# Cap and Trade

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**Created:** [July 1, 2009, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cap-and-trade/203084 "2009-07-01T04:37:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cap-and-trade/203084/69 "2009-07-08T10:49:29Z")

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> [@wtf part time job](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-part-time-job/40568/27):
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> I am just a computer nerd, I am not in the position to think up new ideas about pullution. I just don’t think this solution does anything more than give the government more money to waste, raise the prices of goods, and drive usiness away from the US.
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> If I had to pick an idea off the top of my head, I would give a small tax break to companies that are more “green” instead of taxing companies that are not. :dunno:

You’re a real fucking genius, aren’t you? You do realize that giving pollution ridden companies a small tax hike is about akin to giving green companies a small tax break, right? Either way you’re penalizing the bad companies and rewarding the good companies.

And you’re missing out on a potential outcome in your little synopsis… What if the pollution companies were to _gasp_ spend some money to pollute less and then save money on taxes?!?!

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