Why would alternative energy companies need tax credits if their technology was superior?

Re: this Yahoo article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080831/ap_on_go_co/disappearing_tax_breaks It always amazes me that companies which have been developing alternative energy technologies for OVER 25 YEARS, with tax credits and other government subsidies to make them a low-cost technologically superior reality, continue to demand… Continue Reading

Why do so many Americans put up with cheap, crappily-built houses – even when those houses are "McMansions?"

It’s kind of amazing. Americans are willing to buy housing made from extremely cheap materials that will fall apart after only a couple decades, or at least require expensive repairs. Why? When I was looking around to buy a house,… Continue Reading