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To: 1rudeboy

Tossing away money on technology that will never work.


2 posted on 02/22/2013 1:11:59 PM PST by Venturer
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To: Venturer

I wouldn’t mind it at all if it wasn’t my money.


3 posted on 02/22/2013 1:16:39 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Venturer

When discussing technology, it’s best to never say never. (Please note: I’m not saying that any of these technologies positively will work. There’s a difference.)

However, it is extremely foolish to subsidize the full-scale implementation of new technologies before they’ve proven themselves. (Actually, it’s foolish to subsidize at any time. Once the technology has proven itself, it doesn’t need a subsidy.)

A strong case can be made for subsidies for doing the basic R&D, which can be done at a small fraction of the cost of subsidizing implementation of immature technologies.


7 posted on 02/22/2013 2:01:24 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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