Comment Re:Problem? (Score 1) 644
You may not like all the subsidies given to fossil fuel companies but you and the rest of us consume fossil fuels to drive our vehicles and, until we stop that choice, it makes sense to subsidize the companies providing the energy product most Americans prefer to use.
We do all choose to consume those fossil fuels, but that is exactly why it doesn't make sense to subsidize them.
We are going to buy them anyway, and they are going to make billions in profits. Why should we all pay taxes to pay oil companies so they can sell us gas cheaper? It doesn't make sense at all.
It does make sense to subsidize investment in cleaner, newer tech. It is harder to sell, but better in the long run for us. You subsidize it until you can make something better and cheaper. You don't subsidize something everyone is going to buy anyway.
Why would I give you 50 cents to sell me something 40 cents cheaper?