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The reason this story shocked me is, it is an example of America buying foreign technology to solve its energy problems. Can't we solve our own problems anymore? High tech solutions were something we used to develop and sell to everyone else.
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Originally Posted by jviehe
Why do you assume the US is the best at developing everything? I have no problem with buying the best product, wherever itcomes from. THats just smart business. I wonder, however, if we do have the same technology here, but its more expensive than importing due to our stupid tax system, labor laws, and environmental laws.
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I think you're reading more into the post than is there. I never said America's technology was always the best. My point was simply that we used to build our own power plants. Why do we need to go to Spain to find a company to build a solar plant? Can't we do it ourselves? We've down-scaled quite a bit from the days when we put a man on the moon.
It's like changing your own oil on your car. It used to be something everyone did at home. Now most folks couldn't even find the dipstick. It's the same thing.
RJ