Selling power back to the grid is a rapidly growing home industry which, like any other, should be taxed and regulated. (Emphasis on "like any other", since libertarians will undoubtedly be against the whole principle.)
If you produce something and systematically sell it for profit it's perfectly normal. It's not your kids' lemonade stand or a garage sale we're talking about here.
The challenge is to do it in such a way that still stimulates the practice, not punish it. Simply calling any form of taxation "dumb" is not constructive.
Also, it's not just the simple "Jimmy has a solar panel on his roof" scenario we're talking about here. Collective solar energy initiatives on residential properties are becoming a real industry.
If you produce something and systematically sell it for profit it's perfectly normal. It's not your kids' lemonade stand or a garage sale we're talking about here.
The challenge is to do it in such a way that still stimulates the practice, not punish it. Simply calling any form of taxation "dumb" is not constructive.
Also, it's not just the simple "Jimmy has a solar panel on his roof" scenario we're talking about here. Collective solar energy initiatives on residential properties are becoming a real industry.