[mdlug] Router - now power.

[Aaron Kulkis]

Raymond McLaughlin wrote:
> Aaron Kulkis wrote:
>> Jay Nugent wrote:
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009, Aaron Kulkis wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Europeans picked all of the reliably windy places, and
>>>> they still couldn't get it to be economical.
>>>>
>>>> Why we're repeating the European Fiasco is beyond me.
>>>>
>>>> There are lots of promoted benefits, but no ACTUAL benefits.
>>>    Lots of 'claims' Aaron.  Now back up your claims and show us the
>>> numbers.  Show us the actual data.  Show us the URL's to where we can read
>>> about this issue.  Not that I don't trust you implicitly (tic), but I'd
>>> like to see the same data you based your "expertise" on.  Care to share???
>>>
>> First, primae facea evidence:
>> If these things made economic sense, they wouldn't need to be subsidized.
>> Even the subsidies aren't enough, so now they're trying to push through
>> further costs on coal and oil.
> 
>> Any industry that needs subsidies is, by definition,
>> non-sustainable, no matter how much it is promoted
>> by the "sustainable energy" drones.
> 
> Wasn't the internet itself heavily subsidized for it's first 30+ years?

It was department of defense project.  Commercial use was strictly prohibited.

> Ditto rural electrification, by the way. And would we be better off
> without the Interstate Highway system?

Article 1, Section 8 specifically authorizes "the building of military roads..."