Originally Posted by
tomgoodman
Yes, regulation is a tool government often uses to obtain some result without the political pain of raising taxes to pay for it. In addition, unnecessary regulations may have stifled technological innovation to protect the turf of established companies.
I'm not familiar with the Spain example -- what are they up to?
Here is a study on Spain and "Green Jobs".
Green Jobs: Study Reveals Real-World Numbers
http://www.juandemariana.org/pdf/090...-renewable.pdf
Bottomline every Spanish green job comes with a cost of $800,000.00 associated with it. Additionally the subsidies killed 2.5 regular old polluting jobs by taking that money out of the economy.