tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256136730392159236.post9090938158150653173..comments2009-01-02T14:21:41.148-05:00R. Randolph Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347412633097611934noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256136730392159236.post-39343053510975679172008-11-30T08:29:00.000-05:002008-11-30T08:29:00.000-05:00Proposing gratuitous new tax cuts is easy to put on the table, but there are so many other existing high value non green tax cuts to compete with. You should offset any NEW tax cuts for green energy with the ending of EXISTING tax cuts for dirty energy, thus making your policy budget neutral. There are many bad tax cuts to choose from: The $18,000 SUV write off. The transfer of depreciation write offs for buses and garbage trucks, etc from municipalities to private "lease holders"...I'm sure there are many more. Also, you then would be isolating the issue of supporting green policy from the issue of busting the budget...More importantly it forces you to quantify the economic impact of your proposals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256136730392159236.post-5334465327444786532008-11-24T12:35:00.000-05:002008-11-24T12:35:00.000-05:00Using plug-in vehicles to create a distributed electricity storage capablility our the power grid(s) is an intriguing idea, but how this could actually be put into place, and whether economically it makes sense to ensure that enough people have devices installed in their garages to make this possible is a question i have about the idea. However, it seems to work just fine for home solar systems in Long Island (amoung other places), albeit with a subsidy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com