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Re:Solar Roof by Scoundreller on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @06:21PM (#14312277)
Through the tax credits, we're all paying for someone else's pet project.

Since Tesla's products are expensive, it would be a regressive tax even if we all bought enough solar panels for our needs.

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Re:Solar Roof by stale2002 on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @06:29PM (#14312317)
The point of the tax credit is to encourage innovation.

Yes, solar roofs are a bad investment NOW, but they might be a good idea in 20 years, once all these businesses have done this research on them.

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Re:Solar Roof by Scoundreller on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @06:50PM (#14312450)
If solar roof companies are to get an indirect tax credit then:

1) It should be in exchange for preferred stock/bonds in the company; and/or

2) the tax credit should favour lower prices, not higher

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