Reply #67: Subsidies suck

[sweetheart]

The nuclear power industry absorbs a MASSIVE amount of subsidy, and i
agree with you that we should not be subsidizing ANY power supplies.

In this regard, i am for charging the full cost of military adventures
at the petrol pump, and the FULL cost of 10000 years of nuclear cleanup
for every nuclear kilowatt hour. Wind energy is rather cheap, just
the problems they're encountering here in scotland, is that the grid
is not "big" enough where the wind is, to get the power to the places
where it is needed. In this regard, wind developers are getting a
hidden subsidy from the grid that the public picks up the tab for
shifting the power to its application point.

I've libertarian blood and i agree with you, that subsidies are grossly
distorting markets and creating "gold rush" fever. It is the wrong
way, as by tampering with the market, they scare away stable investment
and sustainable development.

Wind power, solar power, insulation, house-energy-efficiency ratings
and tied-property tax, solar water and WAVE power between them could
power the nation leaving the petrol for transport only, where it is
needed in the long term until another source of such easily transported
fuel can be arrived at.

Even that bio-deisal crap is grossly subsidized, that is just pork
doled out from congress... that it takes arguably more energy to
produce the petrol and transport it to market, than is realized in
its application.

Welcome to DU. :-) Noble Cynic... please stick around.