Opportunity -- Are you a taker or a maker?

Threats abound concerning the cancellation of incentives for solar energy. Major players in the industry are rattling sabers saying they will abandon projects without major tax concessions.

Pressure is being brought to get congress to continue with the handouts. Various progressive, socialist, liberal, and left-wing organizations are suggesting that the government must come to the rescue of the energy guzzling public.

If incentives are canceled, will you toss up hands and walk away? I've not met anyone here that falls into that category. Will you continue to work with the remaining suppliers to push for more solar energy? Me too. So let's not forfeit more money, power, and motivation, to the government that got us into this mess.

My position is that I would rather the congress stop dipping into the taxpayers pocket! Why? Because STS technology works even in the absence of incentives. Don't get me wrong, if the incentives are there I'll take them too. But I won't rally with those that say "Give us our entitlements." I hope you won't either.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on August 19, 2008 at 12:37pm: And 25 years later imagine my surprise when a Help Wanted drew such venom...

"We don't need no steenkin subsidies" -- with apologies to Mel Brooks; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Max H Herr on August 19, 2008 at 10:07pm: Personal responsibility goes much farther than federal incentives -- unfortunately it's lacking in our society today. I'd rather the government pay off its $10,000,000,000,000 debt and bury the Social Security System with its $87,000,000,000,000 unfunded liability (and allow me to invest my 15.3% now going nowhere but out the back door) than give me a one-time tax break on my PV solar array (but I'll take it since it's there -- I'd be a fool not to).; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paul on October 3, 2008 at 9:58am: These numbers were almost incomprehensible just a few short months ago...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Robert E. (Bob) Maguire on October 3, 2008 at 11:33pm: I believe in leading by example and not worrying about the rest. I do not have my building built yet but every day I devote a little time to it and every day it gets closer to being built. Huh? you say. building? well of course It makes sense to me that in order to take full advantage of the sun wind and RAIN supplied energy it must be disigned into a system and not added on to an exsisting structure I would like to get incentives but if I don't that wont stop me I'll just refigure again and keep on working towards my goal. so I guess I am a maker and a taker as long as I get my building built! Thanks for reading this.Bob; ▶ Reply to This