Joe McHugh left a comment on McCainomics: All good points, but your article ironically assumes that the gov’t will somehow be efficient with that $300m if it’s not spent on his little contest. We both know, that’s simply not the case. I made no implications to that effect. I assume, as per usual, that if the people weren’t robbed of their $300M, everyone would be better off. The point is that politicians shouldn’t have the power to use money they took from you, against your will, and use it to bribe people to build things that they want to see built. When, (not “if”) there is a $300M profitable investment to be made in alternative energy, people will make that investment. In fact, people will start making those … Read entire article »