No, I’m not kidding. Truly, idiocy has no bounds.

In Spain, they appear to have actually done this, with fines up to 30 million Euros for non compliance.

The stupid, it sunburns. Air will be next. Breath tax.

From MISH’S Global Economic Trend Analysis:

link to Google translated article: El Pais, Spain Privatizes The Sun

If you get caught collecting photons of sunlight for your own use, you can be fined as much as 30 million euros. If you were thinking the best energy option was to buy some solar panels that were down 80% in price, you can forget about it. … “The Spanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF), which brings together some 300 companies representing 85% of the industry, ensures that, implemented these changes, it would be more expensive solar consumption resorting to conventional supply. “It prevents the savings to consumers and paralyzes the entry of new competition in the electricity market,” contemplate. ”

Source: http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/07/spain-levies-consumption-tax-on-sunlight.html

h/t to OSSqss

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