Oh, I think I'm more up to date on the state of affairs more than most folks.  You might recall there was an election last November, and the fella who won it isn't one of your fans.  There's a whole lot of folks working on the new budget doing a cost-benefit analysis on every expenditure, with a close eye on the crony capitalist deals that are part of "The Swamp."  Whatever gains you think solar has made, it's a new day and the economic environment is changing.  I'd give the solar tax subsidies about the same chance of surviving as a snowball in hell, and the industry won't survive without it.  Most of the folks in the solar industry gave large donations to the DNC/Obama, so it would make sense that they're treated pretty much the same way Republicans were treated when the Obama Administration took over General Motors and shut down about 1200 dealerships, nearly all of them owned by Republicans.  Paybacks are a b!#ch.