Monday, December 22, 2008

Tax dollars at work

This is the first of two stories I heard this am within ten minutes of each other. This from my vet: The New Berlin Public Libray is raising $83,000 to install solar panels. To save $2000 a year in electricity bills. And, of course, to "reduce our carbon footprint." To top it off, they'll get $53,000 from New York State. That's a 68 year payback. My vet said, "This is what happens when liberals do math."

It's hopeless.

3 comments:

Laura said...

Our tax dollars at work:

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081222_Street_violence_hits_home.html

This idiot who got his child and the mother of his children shot was living on a social security check.

Laura said...

Wait, does the sun even shine in New Berlin?

Dad said...

Good point, Laura. It hadn't occurred to me. Putting up solar panels in New Berlin is just a stupid waste. The payback wil be much longer than 68 years because the performance of the panels won't live up to the hype.