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The Weatherization Boondoggle
The American Thinker ^ | March 26, 2010 | Peter Wilson

Posted on 03/26/2010 2:56:50 AM PDT by Scanian

Leave it to the left to turn something as sensible as insulating your house into a big-government organized-labor boondoggle.

Dismal reports from Spain and other European countries about investing public funds in solar and wind power manufacturing seem to have shifted attention lately toward the humble goal of "weatherization" -- making our buildings more efficient by replacing windows, installing insulation and caulking up leaks, and by "retrofitting" -- buying new efficient furnaces and appliances for the deserving disadvantaged.

President Obama's proposed $6 billion program known as HOMESTAR, a.k.a. Cash for Caulkers, is only one of many energy efficiency initiatives taking place on federal, state and municipal levels. To cite a few of many examples:

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Society
KEYWORDS: biggovernment; cashforcaulkers; greenjobs; homestar; unions

1 posted on 03/26/2010 2:56:50 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian

Thanks for posting this. A very informative article. People should go to the link and read the whole thing. See how the Left has figured out how to scam the public in another arena. Same cast of characters involved again (SEIU, other unions, and even good old Van Jones, communist former Green Jobs Czar for our Dear Leader).


2 posted on 03/26/2010 3:06:31 AM PDT by Rocky (REPEAL IT!)
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To: Scanian

Some of us who are too far from the power grid don’t make enough income to get the tax credits and have to buy the same products at consequently inflated prices. But in the long run, we’ll be better off than those who are getting the tax credits. Those big government jobs and special interest contracts will have to go sooner or later.


3 posted on 03/26/2010 3:39:11 AM PDT by familyop (“Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’ elle merite.” —Joseph de Maistre)
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To: Rocky

Glad you liked the post.


4 posted on 03/26/2010 5:14:51 AM PDT by Scanian
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