What is wrong with solar panels in the desert?
Nothing. Well, I'm sure that the environmentalists would get bent out of shape. Aside from that, how much electricity do they produce per acre? And how efficient is transferring that power to urban areas where it's needed?
As I read more about the proposed tax cut and stimulus plan, the more I see green projects that are wonderfully PC and will satisfy many liberal interest groups, but do little to help the economy.
If it's possible to spend our way out of a deep recession (an idea I question), then the primary focus should be on where the money would do the most possible good. I don't want to hear about green, or carbon footprints, or renewable energy, or any other liberal bullshit.
I also don't want to hear about the government creating jobs. Government does not create jobs except for bureaucracies, the cost of which is a net job-killer. At its best, government creates an environment favorable for job creation.
Rather than give a few bucks to people who don't pay taxes, Obama & Co. should take the $1 trillion and say, "ok, we're going to use this $1 trillion as general revenues to keep the government running while we collect no taxes. We're going to eliminate capital gains taxes, and suspend income taxes until the economy is humming again."
Obama should also put a hold on the cap and trade policies, so that businesses will not have extra burdens placed upon them at the worst possible time.
IOW, if they're serious about getting the economy back on track, they should remove every obstacle that keeps businesses from spending money and investors from investing. I'm sure the environment can wait a few years.
Or maybe the environmentalists would prefer that we live in huts like Obama's uncle.
Its great til it melts down Chernobyl style.
So your knowledge of nuclear technology comes from seeing "The China Syndrome," too, eh?
