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:The two aren't really the same thing... [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 14:48, 4 October 2008 (EDT)
:The two aren't really the same thing... [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 14:48, 4 October 2008 (EDT)
::Well, the metaphor sort of partially works, because the "wife-beating credit" system does cause the overall level of wife-beating to go down. In the case of carbon credits (if the system is set up properly), the cutting of carbon emissions is routed to the places where it's easist and cheapest to do so, so you cut CO2 by the amount you want while minimizing any negative economic impact.--[[User:Frey|Frey]] 15:00, 4 October 2008 (EDT)
::Well, the metaphor sort of partially works, because the "wife-beating credit" system does cause the overall level of wife-beating to go down. In the case of carbon credits (if the system is set up properly), the cutting of carbon emissions is routed to the places where it's easist and cheapest to do so, so you cut CO2 by the amount you want while minimizing any negative economic impact.--[[User:Frey|Frey]] 15:00, 4 October 2008 (EDT)
:::The difference is you can't hit your wife a negative number of times, but you can remove CO2 from the atmosphere. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 15:05, 4 October 2008 (EDT)