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by cannonedhamster 2396 days ago
Demand side subsidies have never lowered prices in the US as far as I'm aware. The latest Trump tax breaks, the Kansas tax breaks, and pretty much every time you goose demand side they pocket the money as profit and keep charging the same. Why should they decrease their profits if the government gives them free money?
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While formulating a solution, it would require some enforcement. Resigning to past fates will get us nowhere.