TAXES FOR THE TAX GOD

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And it's still less about grid overload and more about the model creating a lot of free ridership.

When put in immediate terms, perhaps. When put into longer term goals, it is quite prudent. There will never be a market for solar (other than remote installations) as long as power is cheap. Without a market for solar, the technology would never develop as fast as it has.

By creating a market, we increase the improvement of the tech to the point where it becomes on par with other fuels. Given that my view on power is pretty agnostic other than the ABCs—Anything But Coal—the ABCs are answered, not today, but in the nearer future.

Therefore, I'd say the "free ridership" is only a temporary expedient.

Talk about what ends up being a nice little handout to the richer folks who can afford solar.

Just like computers, and cell phones, and cars, and refridgerators, and all the conveniences we now call ubiquitous. The rich have always enjoyed the better things before the rest.

That said, I know plenty of working-class folks within walking distance of this computer who are hardly rich, and who have solar. If it were an exclusive enclave, perhaps my opinion would be different.

The goal is to outlaw preferential treatment.

The stated goal, yes. And again, we are looking at a temporary situation.

. . . but they could just as easily reap those benefits for themselves and make themselves richer at the expense of the rest of us.

Which isn't happening, so the point is kinda moot. And if it were—if the wealthy were investing in solar—I can't see why I would object. It's a wealthy person just deciding to do something in the long-term best interests of just about everyone involved. What's to object?