| killerzX said: get back to me when green energy, holds a candle to the amount of energy oil and coal produces. also get back to me when comparably coal and oil start getting even close to the same amount of subsidies as green energy. also get back to me when we start letting there be a free market, instead of are policy where "energy costs would necessarly go up". get back to me when i want any form of subsidy for energy. then get back to me. |
You really should not spin the word "produce". Tell me, if a bank was robbed, would you say that those thieves "produced" that money?
This is the main fallacy of your argument. Oil and coal industries don't PRODUCE energy. They tap into reserves that have absorbed solar energy for millions of years. So, it's all well and dandy while the fossil fuels are still there, but what about once they're gone? Do you think business will be looking for a smooth transition towards an alternative, or will we be seeing them stick with the cheap option until it's completely exhausted?
If you think of fossil fuel reserves like a form of currency, you should be able to see that we are living WELL beyond our energy means, always dipping in to the "bank" to get more. So why aren't you libertarians as adamant about this as you are the national debt?
