China has moved pass Germany, Denmark, Spain, and the US to become the biggest wind turbine producer in the world. It is expected that China will be the largest producer of solar energy technology in two years. In the meantime, as China has been allowed to take the bull by the ring and take all of the green jobs that were proposed during the presidential race, US leaders are still arguing and posturing about whether the government should support the creation of green jobs with taxpayers money or oil companies should be allowed to lead in the production of green energy. Probably after all the oil is gone.
I saw a documentary where Bangladesh was even creating solar cells and getting their people to build up their infrastructure with green energy. Something is definatley wrong with this whole discussion. I think that a government is supposed to tax people and to spend what they collect with the taxes for the betterment of the people whom they tax. The idea is that the government takes a little from each person and then spends it to get more than each person possibly could because of the amount of money they have collectively. I believe in big government–government of the people by the people and for the people, that works, instead of a government with no money who has to beg corporations to finance programs. I guess that I am just old fashion though. I think of this as I watch all of the green technology projects and jobs floating over to China where they will remain because we, like in most of the manufacturing sector, cannot afford to compete because of their low labor costs. Let’s just wave bye bye to those new jobs everyone wanted.
