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Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2026
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Now do “renewables”.
Neither should be subsidised.
Also:
They’re right.
No they're not right. That fuel all ends up in the atmosphere, and the spent rubber ends up in the sea. It costs money to clean all that up.
That’s not what fuel excise is for.
Well, someone has to pay to clean up that stuff, and perhaps it would be fair if that money came from the people causing the damage - right? Perhaps somehow pay for the health impacts from the reduced air quality too. Maybe that's too much to ask?