f demonte wrote on April 02, 2009 09:52 AM: I have a response to an earlier editorial regarding medical insurance in the U.S.A. vs that in Canada after Natasha Richardson had her accident. The physician cited this incident to explain why universal health care doesn't work. Bad example, first of all the actress refused treatment. She laughed about it and refused any treatment. Anyway, the u.s.a. does also ration healthcare. The doctors are afraid that they would n't be able to afford their extremely lavish life styles with multiple houses and multiple boats and extreme vacations. They are the cheapest and the first to profit from all the pharmaceutical companies incentives and freebies to sell us drugs that are harmful but that's another issue. I have doctors in my family here and in Europe and I know the difference. I have sought health care here and in Europe. Even if you pay for it it is more affordable. What the republicans were proposing to shop around for affordable insurance and affordable doctors and then affordable procedures is proposterous!!!! When you are ill you need help not be shopping around!!!!

f. demonte wrote on April 02, 2009 09:42 AM: Using solar and wind would make the price of coal even more competitive. HOwever, if coal becomes the only power source to produce electricity then coal producers can ask any price. We want to keep our free markets competitive so we should have choices to select.

fran demonte wrote on April 02, 2009 09:37 AM: Yes, coal is cheap but it pollutes the enironment. Also, it is dangerous to mine. THe news is filled with stories of coal mining accidents.
Let's keep the coal mines for the time being, while developing solar and wind also. The solar and wind power can be used during certain times of the year when there is plentiful wind and plentiful sunlight. These energies are being used in Europe even in Germany where you wouldn't think solar would be effective.

Albert Ciaglia wrote on September 27, 2008 05:32 PM: I am strongly against bailing out the fat cats that thru their greed has put us in the position we are in. I believe a much smarter idea is as follows:
Give every working American $1,000,000.00. Each person would be required thru an advisor of the government to either pay off their existing mortgage, or if they did not own a home they would be required to by a home for cash. For the people that have a larger mortgage than 1,000,000.00 they would be required to pay down their mortgage and gain a new more favorable loan for the balance owed. This plan would allow the housing industry to get its legs back and it would solve the problem of the growing list of inventory of homes in the US. This would also free up a considerable amount of spendable income as many Americans would not be tied down with astronomical mortgage payments. Think of what all that extra spendable cash would do for our fledgling economy. Many people after buying or paying off homes would have money left for savings, health care,401Ks etc. This whole proposal would cost no more than 250 million dollars as opposed to the 700 billion dollars that congress is talking about. I know it sounds crazy but the more I think about it and run it by friends and family I really believe it could work. Thanks for reading and I hope you will share this with your fellow congressmen.Please let me know what you think. Thank You

Regards,

Al Ciaglia

amazingdrx wrote on April 17, 2008 05:39 AM: http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/4/17/3644376.html

Las Vegan wing nut calls alternatives to coal powered gambling, air conditioning, lawns, pools, fountains in the desert and flying in the suckers to pay for it all on gas guzzling aircraft a commie conspiracy to destroy america? Yeah, pretty much.

In a place that sucks the Colorado river dry before it gets to the sea, destroying the jungle haunt of the black jaguar in Mexico. The massive hydro-electric power of the river wasted to light up the plastic abomination in the desert.

The rooftops of Vegas are a solar gold mine. That would power the whole city and export power into the national grid, the revenue dwarfing the failing casino/resort income.

With gambling being legalized here and there around the country, on reservations, and in economically stressed regions; just how long do the corporatists who run Las Vegas think their gambling paradise will keep going?

How many people are willing to wait in airports for days to get there? And risk 10 years in prison if they complain too loudly. And have their baby's sippy cups confiscated as possible terrorist devices.

When they can gamble or vacation nearer to home?

I guess this sort of attitude, on the part of this Las Vegan editorial writer, represents the ultimate ignorance of failing american corporate anti-culture. Maybe even better than Bush the dancing duuh...bya does?

Well no, nothing beats the tap dancing shaved ape as a symbol of pure ignorance. I would suggest that publications like this adopt a dancing duubya logo in the corner of each online page!

Combine your moronic pronouncements with the image of the poster chimp of corporate feudal stupidity!!

Alex 77 wrote on April 16, 2008 04:38 PM: Every word of this editorial is a deception. I can't believe that I'm reading such a farce in 2008. Congratulations to the coal industry, and American Electric Power in particular, for influencing this editorial board to such an extreme degree that this piece of propaganda could be printed. A true testament to the power of your dollars.

Rhetoric is Fun! wrote on April 16, 2008 08:49 AM:
"Half of our country's newspapers have conservative whacko editors. Half. Imagine the resources we would save if every paper news source were banned..."

Get a clue R-J - you're up in the night. This kind of rhetoric doesn't solve anything - and it doesn't win over the middle to your position either...

Kevin Jamison wrote on April 15, 2008 06:33 PM: Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead, to doomsday!

Common Sense wrote on April 15, 2008 06:14 PM: ""Still waiting" won't get you very satisfactory results in any of life's endeavors."

Especially if you're waiting on someone who refuses to answer the question.

John F wrote on April 15, 2008 05:36 PM: The RJ is owned by Stephens Media, a subsidiary of the Stephens Group.

Go to:

http://www.stephensgroup.com/aboutourpartners/currinv-energy.html

See what companies the Stephens Group has large interests in and then ask yourself why this paper is consistently calling for more use of fossil fuels and less support for renewable energy sources.

Mr. Evans makes a great point. In this climate solar panels can generate enough energy to power your entire house, probably with some left over to sell back to the electric company. The problem is you have to be certain that you're going to be staying in your house for a number of years in order to recoup your investment. If I was building a new home or knew that I'd be staying here a while, putting in solar panels would be an easy decision. The start-up cost is high, but the long-term savings are immense.

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