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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (125244)	11/20/2009 11:41:08 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543757

I'm just suggesting it is better to incentivize newer technology Broad incentives (or taxation) are certainly better than a targeted version, but in the end, you are still picking winners and losers. Clean tech is being sold as the next new technology wave that will create huge amounts of revenue and jobs. It is possible that could happen, but it is entirely possible that the next big industry will be something else entirely (nanotech always sounded cool <g>). I would also argue that the government isnt very good at setting up incentives. I will point to the "Cash for Clunkers" and homebuyer tax credits as evidence. The initial version of Cash for Clunkers provided way too much money per car, and yet Congress chose to make the exact same mistake in the reauthorization. The homebuyer tax credit is even worse. They managed to set up an ok program the first time and made it WORSE during the reauthorization. The incentives for existing home buyers to move does nothing to reduce the supply of homes on the market. That part of the credit is basically the real estate agent employment act. If you set up any broad based industrial policy and you can be certain that whatever noble goals you start with, politics will end up being the dominant factor in its actual execution. Slacker

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (125244)	11/21/2009 10:14:47 AM
From: Suma	Respond to of 543757

I live in NC for six months PLUS of the year and where I live in the woods solar would not be practicable. The way my home is situation on the land we only get partial sun in certain areas part of the day. However, here in Florida we have sun almost every day . Even when rain is forecast. AND there are pools all over Fl. Almost every home has one. Water is scarce here and we are on restriction for watering the lawns. However, the Jacuzzis that go into the new homes are not restricted nor are the pools. They use more water than any lawn. When Florida wakes up to the practical use of solar and also the grasses to use that do not require as much water As St.Augustine things will get better. AND more developments need ponds where water can be pumped to do the lawns.