[makewavesnotwar]

This is a fine idea if you use the money to subsidize free public transportation in the form of buses, trains and bike-shares and education on how to use them. Heck, go ahead and tax gasoline at 100% while you're at it.

The problem is disincentives like this only work if the market has a better option than simply finding a way to correct the cost.

There are plenty of people who can't afford to drive already but still do because they "have to". You have to take the stupid arguments off the table or make the better options stupidly obvious before you can expect people to start to respond rationally.