Solar-cell manufacturer Solyndra became a household name when it
collapsed, taking $627 million in American taxpayer dollars with it.
It’s the poster company for the government picking winners and losers—or
really, just losers—in the energy market. But there are 12 more “green
energy” losers that have declared bankruptcy despite attempts to prop
them up with taxpayer money—and the list is growing.
There’s a reason why these companies could not rely solely on private financing and needed help from the government. They couldn’t make it on their own; they couldn’t even make it with extra taxpayer help.
These green government “investments” take from one (by taxing or borrowing) and give to another, but they merely move money around. They do not create jobs. They send labor and resources to areas of the economy where they are wasted. Proponents of special financing and tax credits for solar companies claim that these benefits will pay for themselves down the line—but when the companies receiving them are going bankrupt, that is highly unlikely.
Kate Adams, a member of Heritage’s Young Leaders Program, and Heritage’s Rachael Slobodien compiled a list of the 12 members of the Green Graveyard—companies that received taxpayer money for green initiatives yet have filed for bankruptcy.
Read more: http://www.askheritage.org/how-many-failures-does-it-take-for-the-government-to-stop-funding-green-companies/?utm_source=AH_Weekly&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=2012-07-27&utm_campaign=2012_Brand
There’s a reason why these companies could not rely solely on private financing and needed help from the government. They couldn’t make it on their own; they couldn’t even make it with extra taxpayer help.
These green government “investments” take from one (by taxing or borrowing) and give to another, but they merely move money around. They do not create jobs. They send labor and resources to areas of the economy where they are wasted. Proponents of special financing and tax credits for solar companies claim that these benefits will pay for themselves down the line—but when the companies receiving them are going bankrupt, that is highly unlikely.
Kate Adams, a member of Heritage’s Young Leaders Program, and Heritage’s Rachael Slobodien compiled a list of the 12 members of the Green Graveyard—companies that received taxpayer money for green initiatives yet have filed for bankruptcy.
Read more: http://www.askheritage.org/how-many-failures-does-it-take-for-the-government-to-stop-funding-green-companies/?utm_source=AH_Weekly&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=2012-07-27&utm_campaign=2012_Brand
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