Re: Has the US gone communist yet? It\'s hard to tell.
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What I meant was, why are other unrestrained, private enterprises not entering the energy competition, especially if there is such a low cost of entry as you put it.
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There is only a low cost of entry once the tech is developed. R&D will cost a few billion. The only people that are capable of dedicating that much money are those that are in the $3 trillion dollar energy industry and governments. The energy industry has spoken loud and clear. They did it in the days of streetcars and they are doing it now.
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If the existing energy industries have the capital to invest in R&D for alternative sources then it is in their best interest to do so. They can set the cost of entry as high as they want through the patent system.
There is a relatively brief time horizon for fossil fuels, and if they don't find successors then they are far more shortsighted than the businessmen I work with.
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