Green jobs cause economic blues

DesertDispatch.com
April 30, 2009 - 9:19 AM
The Orange County Register

Rather than stimulating the economy, government efforts to create “green jobs” probably have the opposite effect, judging from experiences where the tactic is employed, and numerous studies.

Massive taxpayer subsidies are required, higher energy prices result, and existing jobs are lost, according to a new study by the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy, which drew on reports “overwhelmingly” authored by “green-jobs advocates and supporters.”

Moreover, the committee found, many newly created jobs are low-paying, prompting legislative bodies to consider “climate change” taxes “to generate revenue to pay for green jobs.”

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