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Strategies & Market Trends : The Epic American Credit and Bond Bubble Laboratory
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To: benwood who wrote (29094)3/22/2005 1:05:36 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön  Read Replies (1) of 110194
 
Japan is now the leader in solar panels. they had a nationwide subsidy for some years. they gradually reduced the subsidy as volumes increased, to the point where the subsidy was eliminated. prices have come down dramatically and are very cheap, like probably 20% of US prices, but i don't know whether you can get an import from them (or who would install it if you did).

here in Austin, they have a subsidy program, but i think it is mainly to overpay the American companies who are trying to jumpstart their businesses. the sensible thing at this point would be to import from Japan.

of course, if we weren't wasting all that money on Iraq, we could have a very substantial and effective national subsidy program here and perhaps grow a real industry in a few years. instead, we just have these one-off programs scattered in a few cities, but that has little effect at the national level and lacks the scale and focus of the Japan-style national program.

instead of devoting national resources to worthwhile causes like alternative energies, we subsidize weapons manufacturers and social welfare programs for the military industrial complex. meanwhile, the Japanese take the helm of another critical industry.

oh, but at least we Americans are "leaders" in the critical industry of iPods!
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