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I found that you can listen to show still.  I think he’s about 2 hours into the show.  Just slide the slider to find it.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

I also had problems with listening in Firefox.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

I was at work and missed the discussion.  But that will not stop me from this observation: The State will be taking in a lot of money this coming two years and on into the future from our energy sector.  Agriculture didn’t do too badly this year either.  That said, our State needs to spend/invest starting now in the structure to make the most of our energy sector--that means pipelines, transmission lines, roads, housing, seed money for in-state business and industry.  If that means expansion of government agencies/offices to support this then I say do it and don’t wait around. To paraphrase the saying, we must take the tide as it now rising or once again wallow in the shallows.

that means pipelines, transmission lines,

The state doesn’t own the pipelines nor the transmission lines.  They can perhaps help with right of ways and that, but we shouldn’t be investing in those businesses.

For example the powerline connecting the Langdon windfarm had to be put on an old right of way because it would have been too much of a hassle getting approval for a new one. 

Because of that Otter Tail had to turn over some of it’s business to Nodak in order to get it done.

That’s just one small example.

roads,

Well we do actually have pretty good roads but it is a legitimate place for the state to spend money.  Of course money for the roads should actually to to benefit the roads, and not Ingersoll Rand.

housing,

Umm, I own my home.  I wouldn’t want to live in a state supplied home.

If you’re worried about the price of housing one of the worst places where that’s climbed is in property taxes.  That’s not a responsibility of the state, but we need to get on the local tax and spenders.

seed money for in-state business and industry.

That almost never works.  What we need to do is be a good place to live and do business.  Eliminating the corporate income tax would go further than a bunch of stupid businesses that the government invests in.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.