 the real cost of energy subsidies  the ldquo golden goose rdquo of subsidies is about to end at midnight on december 31 2012 since 1992 2400000000000 of our tax dollars have been wasted to encourage investment in wind power through direct spending tax breaks r d loan guarantees and other federal support of electric power it is estimated that a oneyear extension of existing federal subsidies for wind power would cost the us taxpayers almost 1200000000000 billion it rsquo s time to stop the insanity and let the energy markets live or die based on the free market economy for an article on what subsidies cost and the other impacts of what these subsidies are click on the following story link  http onlinewsjcom article sb10001424127887324481204578179373031924936html 19  the real cost energy subsidies  