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To: TimF who wrote (554593)	3/21/2010 8:05:40 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575174

Innovation beyond basic research that comes from large non-cost effective federal government projects for non-public goods, no so much. That is just plain thick headed. How Germany, China and Spain have gotten the jump on us in terms of solar is because of gov't sponsorship. When gov't is good like when corps are good, good things happen. When gov't is corrupt like when corps are corrupt, bad things happen. and stop our dependency on oil There is no dependency on oil. There is the use of oil because that's what is cost effective. When it stops being as cost effective relative to other sources it will be used less and less. There is a dependency.....on foreign oil. Is that more definitive for you? because it will cause job losses in the oil industry Because (but not just because) it will cause a net job loss for the country, as well as net lower production, lower income, and lower wealth. Now you're making it up to fit your ideology....once again. with that attitude we would still be driving around wooden carts with stone wheels. Only if they where more efficient and cost effective than the alternatives, which of course they are not. And how long did it take us to go from stone wheels to steel or rubber ones? Let me answer that one.......a long time....centuries. You know how they say the pace of techological innovation has picked up speed....one of several key reasons is because of gov't sponsorship......something that didn't exist when stone wheels were the top of the market.