that's the point of any policy by definition. All policies do is create either negative or positive incentives that deter or encourage behavior respectively, I

that's the point of any policy by definition. All policies do is create either negative or positive incentives that deter or encourage behavior respectively, I don't see why you ought to do it on the basis of bad data rather than good data. When you get child tax credits or pay a carbon tax very explicitly the point is to control what you do, that's not new, secret or particularly sinister.