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JimmyJoeJohnstonJr t1_isavtws wrote

Federal subsidies are peoples money so no there is no free electricity

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kidenraikou t1_isaybk1 wrote

That we already paid for. At least it's coming back to us to incentivize making the country better, rather than just adding another billion to the military budget.

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[deleted] t1_isb31c0 wrote

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kidenraikou t1_isbf2hc wrote

I meant in the form of tax incentives for the middle class. Yes, we're technically paying for it. But they are giving us that money back, come tax season.

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JebusLives42 t1_iscahsg wrote

>But they are giving us that money back, come tax season.

No, they're not. They money they spent on solar panels will not be refunded to you.

It's possible they'll print other dollars, and give those to you.. but that also has some interesting consequences.

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kidenraikou t1_iscbe0o wrote

Yes it will. It's literally a tax credit. You pay less in taxes at the end of the year, thus receiving a larger tax refund.

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JebusLives42 t1_iscd93t wrote

I think you missed my meaning.

You're going to pay a dollar in taxes.

They're going to spend that dollar on solar panels.

Then they're going to give you the dollar back.. but how? They've already spent it.

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kidenraikou t1_iscgznf wrote

Yes. On the solar panels that now power your home. That's them giving it back to you. I'm not sure what the problem is in this situation.

Edit: Genuinely, I think I am confused about your point.

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pamsfriendred t1_isb7rjl wrote

I'd rather my "people's money" goes to this than to more ICBMs or subsidies for oil.

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