Saw this going around recently, slightly cropped. Here's the original of Mike Peters' cartoon from the Dayton Daily News, April 21, 1978.
As the newer caption put it, "This '70s cartoon is still too accurate!"
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@kagan There've been cases of countries selling their water systems to foreign companies, and then at those companies' behest making it illegal for citizens to even capture their own roof water.
So while it sounds preposterous to "own the sun", it is not beyond the realm of possibility that a captive government could make it illegal for citizens to have solar power collectors of their own.
