re: #568 Mike Lamb

Law school exam question: SCOTUS strikes down California’s stricter environmental standards. California says fine, we will give tax breaks to any auto manufacturer, power company, etc. that complies with these aspirational emissions standards. Constitutional?

First, technically most auto manufacturers don’t operate inside California so the tax break would go to dealers, so there’s not much incentive for the people making gas guzzlers. Also there’s already rebates for extremely low emissions vehicles in the form of rebates, my Dad got at $2500 check from the State after he bought his model S. The problem is those programs actually cost the State money directly, so they don’t really come close to substituting for things like our cleaner fuel and gas efficiency requirements.