Proving this is not about saving the earth but just a wealth redistribution scam.
Fortunately it is not a wealth redistribution plan, but that is what lefties would really love. Wealth is accumulated, but there is really no way for the government to accurately quantify individual wealth. A person may have millions of $ in assets but have a declared net income of less than $50,000, they would qualify for a rebate.
What this is, and the only viable tool the lefties' have is an income redistribution scheme. A person can easily earn over $100 K and certainly not be wealthy, especially if they are $1M or more in debt. This scam is as perverse as our increasingly "progressive" income tax and low income rebate schemes because it restricts the accumulation of individual wealth by penalizing those who would dare attempt to do so while rewarding those who don't.