This is why identifying unintended consequences beforehand is so important. "We want green energy -- let's subsidize green energy by taxing electricity." Seem

This is why identifying unintended consequences beforehand is so important. "We want green energy -- let's subsidize green energy by taxing electricity." Seems fair enough... fast forward several years and: 1. People burn fossil fuels for heating because electricity is too expensive, increasing their carbon footprint. 2. Poorer people in apartments and cities pay out the nose to fund rebates to wealthier suburban homeowners with solar roofs.