penalties not incentives (Score 2, Insightful)

we all know that mass amounts of pollution is bad for the environment.

so why do we pay companies (in tax breaks) to keep on doing something that is bad for the environment?

Would I pay my son to stop hitting his brother? - So why should I pay a company with my tax dollars to stop polluting. It should be the other way around. Penalize them, then we'll see a bunch of companies go green quick!