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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: TimF who wrote (334018)4/19/2007 6:22:05 AM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) of 1574559
 
re: If your specifically referring to electrical cars then it can be much cheaper (but maybe not if your going to try to power everything through windmills and solar power).

That's what we were talking about and we were not talking about windmills either (though they are apparently a cheaper source of energy with the downside of their inconsistency).

re: Well my skepticism isn't really the issue, but a vast shift to nuclear power in a decade just isn't going to happen.

We don't need a vast shift we need a steady shift, and it's happening. Give strong incentives to solar and it would reduce the need for new plants.

re: Perhaps, but you would be giving a huge sum to a much smaller source of energy. In other words you would be subsidizing each bit of energy to a much greater extent.

Exactly.

re: Also if you give the net subsidy oil receives to alternatives sources, rather then the gross subsidy, you would be cutting subsidies and probably imposing a net additional cost on those energy sources.

Exactly. Carrot and stick.

re: So one possible beneficial government infrastructure program means any infrastructure spending or subsidy from a government for the rest of time is a good idea?

No, but this particular one is a very good idea. And it's difficult to get through your ideological haze that government has a role in this country without showing an example.
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