I am trying to understand the two sides of this discussion. Feel free to clarify if I am not comprehending correctly.
Ken: Oil companies are subsidized via tax breaks (enough links are available to substantiate this fact. Bee) Therefore, this financial support/break allows petrol companies to sell/charge artificially lowered petrol prices.
WBTravis: Petrol isn't subsidized at the refined/consumer level, so the product is not artificially price-adjusted. Therefore, Solar viewed as more economical is seen as such because it IS subsidized?
Please state your positions in a few sentences, so I can evaluate what both of you are conveying (I have gotten lost in the long paragraphs)