Yeah, these people can't understand that, though. It's just way beyond their computing power.
My uncle once tried talking about the "Solar Scam" and he kept saying "follow the money" and I said "yeah, and every single time it ends up back in the pocket of the billionaires who own the fossil fuel industry" and he just sat there with a blank look on his face like I overloaded his circuits.
Nah you're right. Subsidy to private companies is stupid. Including to renewables.
Infrastructure should be built by the government directly - will have a bunch of money we don't need to pay in profits, will mean continuity of knowledge because employees won't need to keep changing jobs as projects start and finish, and save money and time in not having the government departments needing manage a slew of contractors.
The way we build infrastructure in this country is stupid, and it used to be much more straightforward when government departments actually built stuff, not just vaguely oversee things...
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FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au · -6 pts · 103d
Blowouts are a feature of the renewable subsidisation scams. It allows people like Simon Holmes-a-court to keep stealing taxpayer dollars endlessly.
Everyone should watch the documentary “Utopia”. It’s supposed to be a mockumentary, but it’s pretty much spot on.
arbilp3@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 103d
But the monumental fossil fuel industry subsidisation system is not a scam, right?
Insekticus@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 103d
Yeah, these people can't understand that, though. It's just way beyond their computing power.
My uncle once tried talking about the "Solar Scam" and he kept saying "follow the money" and I said "yeah, and every single time it ends up back in the pocket of the billionaires who own the fossil fuel industry" and he just sat there with a blank look on his face like I overloaded his circuits.
arbilp3@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 103d
😆 Unfortunately a lot of people have been programmed / brainwashed and they repeat catchphrases as if these were actual explanations.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au · 3 pts · 102d
The irony is delicious.
arbilp3@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 102d
Would you like to explain?
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au · 0 pts · 102d
You’ve been brainwashed and are repeating catchphrases and propaganda while claiming others are.
arbilp3@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 102d
So what are my catchphrases?
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au · 3 pts · 102d
It absolutely is, and any subsidies for the fossil fuel industry should be stopped. Not the answer you thought you would get, is it?
arbilp3@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 102d
I'm glad we agree. We need to stop the enormous amount of money that goes to these corporations.
MisterFrog@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 101d
Nah you're right. Subsidy to private companies is stupid. Including to renewables.
Infrastructure should be built by the government directly - will have a bunch of money we don't need to pay in profits, will mean continuity of knowledge because employees won't need to keep changing jobs as projects start and finish, and save money and time in not having the government departments needing manage a slew of contractors.
The way we build infrastructure in this country is stupid, and it used to be much more straightforward when government departments actually built stuff, not just vaguely oversee things...
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au · 1 pts · 101d
100%. Any subsidy should take the form of ownership.
MisterFrog@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 100d
I cannot believe we agree on this haha, but glad that there's at least some common ground.
Tenderizer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 103d
Ah, you again.