Originally Posted by
rutan around
...It's a great pity he he is unable to truthfully say that about any coal fired power station ever built in Australia.
You do have a point
rutan around. Thinking back to them bad days ol days when union leaders actually cared about the working man Oz coal power stations had a monopoly on power supply. That monopoly were ruthlessly exploited by the unions to get them coal shovelers top rates of pay. Top rates of pay that were paid for by the Oz tax payers. There were also the buy Oz policy enforced by the government that I were reminded of in a recent clearing sale auction of a closed coal fired power station with all the made in Australia branding on the goods.
So yes
rutan around, I'm unable to say that Oz coal fired power stations were not subsidised by the taxpayer. At least the 'subsidy' stayed in Australia and didn't disappear overseas into the pockets of China or a Saudi prince..
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