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2010-08-27 Economy

Spin Meter Biden Forgot Some Facts About The Stimulus

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Posted by Beavis 2010-08-27 12:40|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Contractors cutting corners, taking the money and running...whoda thunk it?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-08-27 14:05|| 2010-08-27 14:05|| Front Page Top

Posted by tu3031 2010-08-27 16:09|| 2010-08-27 16:09|| Front Page Top

#3 That's less than 200,000 homes a year. Assuming we need to "retrofit" 50M homes, it will take 250 years. By then, I'd say the majority of these houses will be bulldozed and replaced or underwater given gerbil worming.

There are a lot of cars out there that run A/C or heating. There are a lot of businesses that need to be heated, cooled, and lit. About half of the oil we use goes to making plastics. Much of the remainder goes to transporting goods from point A to point B, either for manufacturing or distribution or whatever. There is a lot of waste in transmission lines for electrically heated homes. Almost all homes need electricity to cool them. I would guess that people with less money are going to be calling for their homes to be "retrofitted" more than wealthier, but I don't know, and people with less money are going to have their thermostats set to use less electricity anyway. I don't know what effect heating assistance for lower incomes would have on this equation.

My bottom line: Boondoggle. Done for show. We should only distribute fliers with recommendations on how to "retrofit" a home, pay for the caulk and let the homeowners take care of the work. Maybe hire one person at a reasonable wage who knows what they are doing to come in and work beside able-bodied homeowners for a couple of hours to make sure they are doing it right.

Posted by gorb 2010-08-27 23:39|| 2010-08-27 23:39|| Front Page Top

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