You've lost the plot. First it was a vote now it's a tax.
Glad you agree it is a simple solution to supply your own power.
How many kw's / day if the entire state of nsw vic qld sa wa were on solar. Shut down 2 power stations at least.
Don't worry about the govt missing out on tax, change won't happen over nite.
If nothing ever changed we would be still riding bikes.

Why is Australia’s solar industry being so poorly treated? Because people no longer believe the rhetoric and they are not willing to be the fall guys for green policy.

Can Tony Windsor and Ron Oakeshott save solar, or for that matter any green non-renewable energy policy? No..simply they are only in there for what has been promised to them if they vote with the government.

They are not in it for the national interest and one is only in it for himself and you can work out which one that is.

Sorry renewable green policy, got carried away with the nons. Lets hope the greens are not renewable.

The Victorian state election might be interesting.

Julia Gillard can wave her hands about, have a noddy in the background and say 'the science is in' all she wishes, it isn't convincing anyone.

Electricity prices will win in the end, too high and people are not buying the BS.

Curmudgeon-
I was just quoting the article, in this case. I've seen a figure of $9 billion/year nationally for fossil fuels in general, including fuel subsidies for primary producers, subsidies for fleet cars and such indirect subsidies. Such numbers have also been qualified with the acknowledgement that it's difficult to establish the total. Perhaps it was the Australia Institute a year or three ago, but I'm not sure now.

If you could come up with a careful and comprehensive estimate that would be useful, including the net of taxation. I think there's little doubt however that far more taxpayer money is poured into fossil research than into renewables research.

Amicus-
Instead of just abusing, you could learn how phasing out coal burning is quite feasible economically, and is potentially neutral or better for households, if it's done right. The present policies only make us pay extra to pollute the world. See, for a start,
http://betternature.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/cut-emissions-and-boost-economy/

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The easy way out is to abuse different groups.
Some greens are too far backward they would have us living a stone age.
Tax, Global warming, votes, all made to delay any proposals at all.
Solar is one of the better inventions in the last 100 yrs.
Solar has got to do with eliminating massive power bills. It's up to you, wether you want it or not.
But somehow the diverters end up talking tax , votes , global change.
Solar power,and Solar hot water. saves real money.