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Question by Gadfly: What do you consider would happen if a almost free of charge supply of energy was discovered? If men and women and corporations suddenly became self sufficient in terms of electrical power and transportation, lets say an ultra effective solar or fuel cell was created, how would the government compensate for the sudden huge loss of tax revenue? Would they tax the production and ownership of such an energy source at such a rate as to make its ownership financially prohibitive? Would they adhere to Oregon’s instance with their planed requirement of GPS units in autos, tracking the distances you travel, then tax you for each mile you drive? Would some sort of meter be necessary on each and every solar array or generator in houses and organizations?

What do you consider the political and economic repercussions of such scenario would be? @cob bollum “it will by no means be totally “free of charge”, it’s physically not possible.” I’m not suggesting a way close to the laws of thermodynamics. I said ultra efficient. An ultra effective way to capture the suns energy and store it for instance would be a supply of “totally free” power, other than it really is initial purchase and any upkeep necessary. @James L Those are my thoughts as effectively, even so I do not see government giving up their control so easily despite the economic windfall such a development could precipitate. Maybe i’m a pessimist, but I do not see them trading control and income for just far more income, even if that revenue had the prospective to be a lot higher.

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