On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 07:38:45 -0600, "HeyBub" wrote:

Stormin Mormon wrote:
So, the government takes MY money from me, by threat of
force. And then gives it to someone else to build solar
panels. That's un-American.

The way I read the article is that the government takes money from others,
promises to reimburse you for a perceived social good, then reneges on the
promise so they can give the money to those that have an immediate need.

If you had the money to blow on solar panels, you didn't need it in the first
place. The teachers union had a more immediate need.

Presumably, the discussion on resource allocation involved this conversation
stopper: "Obviously those that can afford $12,000 for solar collectors don't
need the money..."

Right, but the NEA does.

But it's not all bad. There's the emotional high experienced by those who
did what they could to save the environment. That's gotta mitigate the
downside of a twelve-grand hit.

Right, and buy a Volt, while you're on the high.