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Old 03-22-2017, 12:50 PM   #155 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by vskid3 View Post
Is that really so bad, though? I would much rather see us spending money on sustainable energy even if we don't need to than other government spending/regulations we don't need. "Oh darnit, what are we going to do with all this clean energy now that we know climate change was a hoax?"
Many problems aren't solvable by simply throwing money at them. Research money is no guarantee of finding an elegant solution. Think of all the billions spent on cancer research, and cancer is still the #2 killer.

Look at how much the US spends on education and healthcare, and how poor our results are.

New solutions will come, but it will mostly take time and luck.
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