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Old 01-27-2013, 02:55 PM   #405 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
And so rational people would respond by e.g. figuring out how to live comfortably on less. But apparently many Britons, like Americans, believe in the Santa Claus theory of economics.

Whyever not? Obviously not forever, but certainly for a few years, by which time their energy needs are met by the solar panel (with battery backup) on their roof.
You seemingly know very little about the UK, I seem to recall you were here for a while ? (I may have the wrong person).

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So people - rich or poor - should not be paid for the use of their land? I suppose people who own coal mines, oil wells, fossil fuel power plants, and all the rest shouldn't make money from them, either?
And obviously you know very little about how energy grids work - a clue, stability is the key.
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