Comments - Interesting take from an Iowan Newspaper. - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T15:04:53Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A144325&xn_auth=noI LIKE YOUR PARABLE LONG ISLA…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-08-22:4401701:Comment:1443392018-08-22T02:50:54.718ZSherwin Starthttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/SherwinStart854
I LIKE YOUR PARABLE LONG ISLANDER ! The subsidies that the WINDPOWER DEVELOPERS Get are paid for by ALL American tax-payers- and that is a fact ! THe construction Jobs that that are created Constructing these Wind Turbines and Accompanying Infrastructure - are paid for by the DEvelopers- but the money that the DEVELOPERS get for their POWER comes partially from THe TAX=-Payers and the rest from the Rate PAyers! The Construction Company (ERECTORS) get paid indirectly thru the U.S. TAX-Payers by…
I LIKE YOUR PARABLE LONG ISLANDER ! The subsidies that the WINDPOWER DEVELOPERS Get are paid for by ALL American tax-payers- and that is a fact ! THe construction Jobs that that are created Constructing these Wind Turbines and Accompanying Infrastructure - are paid for by the DEvelopers- but the money that the DEVELOPERS get for their POWER comes partially from THe TAX=-Payers and the rest from the Rate PAyers! The Construction Company (ERECTORS) get paid indirectly thru the U.S. TAX-Payers by WIND POWER PRODUCTION CREDITS - Provided by the U.S. TAXPAYERS, and yes the COnstruction jobs are very short lived! SO U MIGHT SAY the U.S. TAXPAYERS Own a POrtion of every WIND TURBINE constructed in this Country! In Maine they included Burger…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-08-20:4401701:Comment:1443372018-08-20T20:58:03.270ZFrank J. Heller, MPAhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/FrankJHellerMPA
<p>In Maine they included Burger King and other fast food places.</p>
<p>In Maine they included Burger King and other fast food places.</p> I was in Iowa in June. Believ…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-08-20:4401701:Comment:1442542018-08-20T20:33:18.112ZPineo Girlhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/PineoGirl
<p>I was in Iowa in June. Believe me...they get it! Wind turbines are scattered everywhere and just like here, they don't move! There, everyone gets to see it, so it is very difficult to sell someone a different story!</p>
<p>I was in Iowa in June. Believe me...they get it! Wind turbines are scattered everywhere and just like here, they don't move! There, everyone gets to see it, so it is very difficult to sell someone a different story!</p> The broken window fallacy was…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-08-20:4401701:Comment:1441612018-08-20T17:32:26.517ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>The broken window fallacy was first expressed by the great French economist,<span> </span><a class="termLink" href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/frederic-bastiat.asp">Frederic Bastiat</a>. Bastiat used the parable of a broken window to point out why destruction doesn't benefit the economy.</p>
<p>In Bastiat's tale, a man's son breaks a pane of glass, meaning the man will have to pay to replace it. The onlookers consider the situation and decide that the boy has actually done the…</p>
<p>The broken window fallacy was first expressed by the great French economist,<span> </span><a class="termLink" href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/frederic-bastiat.asp">Frederic Bastiat</a>. Bastiat used the parable of a broken window to point out why destruction doesn't benefit the economy.</p>
<p>In Bastiat's tale, a man's son breaks a pane of glass, meaning the man will have to pay to replace it. The onlookers consider the situation and decide that the boy has actually done the community a service because his father will have to pay the glazier (window repair man) to replace the broken pane. The glazier will then presumably spend the extra money on something else, jump-starting the local economy. (For related reading, see<span> </span><em><a href="https://www.investopedia.com/university/economics/">Economics Basics</a></em>.)</p>
<p>The onlookers come to believe that breaking windows stimulates the economy, but Bastiat points out that further analysis exposes the fallacy. By breaking the window, the man's son has reduced his father's<span> </span><a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/disposableincome.asp">disposable income</a>, meaning his father will not be able purchase new shoes or some other luxury good. Thus, the broken window might help the glazier, but at the same time, it robs other industries and reduces the amount being spent on other goods.</p>
<p>More here: <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/broken-window-fallacy.asp" target="_blank">https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/broken-window-fallacy.asp</a></p>