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    4 months ago

    That can delay things, but ultimately it will be the US against the rest of the world and no amount of subsidies will be able to offset that.

    Coal and nuke power company provider First Energy straight up bribed the Ohio Speaker of the house with $61 million to get legislation passed to force residential electricity customers to pay extra fees to subsidize unprofitable coal and nuclear power in the state. The former Speaker is in prison now. The extra fees are still being paid by customers even today. source