Economic Meltdown (seconda parte)

[eppie]

But, our goals are the same. I would like to see more implementations of alternative energy, where they make economic sense. What doesn't work is when the government gives a few billion dollars to GE to make wind turbines and they end up installed everywhere, including many places without wind. Or, when government decides to subsidize ethanol, and require it's use to create an artificial demand.

I'm against the blood sucking companies who derive their profits through subsidy, regulation, and bailouts rather than through wealth creating competition and innovation.

I agree, but this I don't call subsidy I call it plain old fraud. This is going on for years....look at all the new devices they invent to keep us safe in airplanes.....al those interesting security gates that are replaced every three years......we all know who makes those.

Same as the bioethanol thing.....this was just another present to the oil industry by the Bush family (of course payed with tax dollars). With as extra negative impact that people start not believing IPCC scientists anymore (even though they have nothing to do with that).

But when people are urged to eg buy solar panels for their roofs by giving them tax rebates, all kinds of companies (american and foreign) will start competing.
I have said this before. If we don't add in 'environment' in the total cost-balance of a gallon of gass we are fooling ourselves. This is nothing else than indirect subsidization.