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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2708923" data-attributes="member: 3099">I really wish somebody somewhere would show me just ONE SINGLE INSTANCE of an oil/gas, oil or coal company receiving a subsidy from our government.&nbsp; Just one!&nbsp; This fallacy that our conventional energy producers get &quot;subsidies&quot; is just ---&gt; <img src="/images/smilies/screwy.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":screwy:" title="Screwy&nbsp; &nbsp; :screwy:" data-shortname=":screwy:" />Merriam-Webster (emphasis mine):money that is paid usually by a government to keep the price of a product or service low or to help a business or organization to continue to functionFull Definition of SUBSIDY:&nbsp; a grant or gift of money: asa :&nbsp; a sum of money formerly granted by the British Parliament to the crown and raised by special taxationb :&nbsp; money granted by one state to anotherc :&nbsp; a grant by a government to a private person or company to assist an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 2708923, member: 3099"] I really wish somebody somewhere would show me just [B]ONE SINGLE INSTANCE[/B] of an oil/gas, oil or coal company receiving a subsidy from our government. Just one! This fallacy that our conventional energy producers get "subsidies" is just ---> :screwy: Merriam-Webster (emphasis mine): money [B][I]that is paid[/I][/B] usually by a government to keep the price of a product or service low or to help a business or organization to continue to function Full Definition of SUBSIDY : a grant or gift of money: as a : a sum of money formerly granted by the British Parliament to the crown and raised by special taxation b : money granted by one state to another c : [B][I]a grant by a government[/I][/B] to a private person or company to assist an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public [/QUOTE]

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