Commercial Solar Energy: May 2008 Archives
Government incentive programs are getting spotty for solar and wind energy. With the changing of the guard during election seasons, old programs are ended so that new administrations can write and endorse their own versions of funding programs. And, I assume you know that taxes and incentives are structured to control behaviors of the populace, right?
What's unusual in today's political world is the EXTENT of corporate level incentives. Not long ago incentives were extended to consumers who were in need of assistance. Today, with the escalating speed and technological prowess of startup technologies, more and more sectors such as alternative energy and alternative transportation are being subsidized at the venture funding stage...and the commercialization stage to encourage rapid payback for the venture capital firms.
The question is why are companies with record levels of income having to ask for government handouts? I'm just saying.... :-) It seems we as taxpayer citizens without a corporate lobby behind us, pay at least twice: taxes and than again when we pay higher prices for new technology.
I'm just saying.... :-)
What's unusual in today's political world is the EXTENT of corporate level incentives. Not long ago incentives were extended to consumers who were in need of assistance. Today, with the escalating speed and technological prowess of startup technologies, more and more sectors such as alternative energy and alternative transportation are being subsidized at the venture funding stage...and the commercialization stage to encourage rapid payback for the venture capital firms.
The question is why are companies with record levels of income having to ask for government handouts? I'm just saying.... :-) It seems we as taxpayer citizens without a corporate lobby behind us, pay at least twice: taxes and than again when we pay higher prices for new technology.
I'm just saying.... :-)
