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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Justin C who wrote (135738)	6/20/2012 11:11:38 PM
From: jlallen	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

Not me. I am embarrassed to share the same profession with that moron....

To: Justin C who wrote (135738)	6/20/2012 11:23:43 PM
From: Bill	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224749

LOL, I already feel sorry for him. Going through life that clueless must be very hard.

To: Justin C who wrote (135738)	6/21/2012 12:06:30 AM
From: FJB	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

$9 Billion in ‘Stimulus’ for Solar, Wind Projects Made 910 Final Jobs -- $9.8 Million Per Job http://cnsnews.com/news/article/9-billion-stimulus-solar-wind-projects-made-910-final-jobs-98-million-job By Michael W. Chapman and Fred Lucas June 20, 2012 The Obama administration distributed $9 billion in economic “stimulus” funds to solar and wind projects in 2009-11 that created, as the end result, 910 “direct” jobs -- annual operation and maintenance positions -- meaning that it cost about $9.8 million to establish each of those long-term jobs. At the same time, those green energy projects also created, in the end, about 4,600 “indirect” jobs – positions indirectly supported by the annual operation and maintenance jobs -- which means they cost about $1.9 million each ($9 billion divided by 4,600). Combined (910 + 4,600 = 5,510), the direct and indirect jobs cost, on average, about $1.63 million each to produce...