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July 2, 2009 / Paul Gessing / Uncategorized
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Obama and the other advocates for massive new taxes and regulations on energy usage are claiming that their legislation will result in the creation of millions of new “green jobs.” Unfortunately, the reality is not so rosy.
As our friends at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) write in their report “7 Myths of Green Jobs,” there is no agreed upon example of “green jobs,” many supposedly “green” jobs are simply clerical positions that are necessary only to handle the red tape and regulations associated with dealing with government rules, regulations, and subsidies. There are several other myths associated with the supposed creation of “green jobs.” Hopefully all 100 members of the United States Senate read a copy of this report before voting on Waxman-Markey.

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  1. Errors of Enchantment » Green jobs not all they’re cracked up to be says:
    September 2, 2011 at 11:04 am

    […] jobs created by government incentives are basically a costly myth. Check out previous postings here and […]

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