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mbperrin

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27. Yes, the nation as a whole is still mired in yesterday's energy. 26% of Texas electrical
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 11:39 PM
Jan 2013

generation is wind, and that includes nearly 1/4 of the generators shut down waiting on enough transmission lines to be completed to carry their load. These lines will be complete by March, and then we will cross the line on about 35% of our generated electricity. This is the future.

Your debt definition is simply nonsense.

Here: you borrow money to build a house. The house is built, in fact, millions of houses are built. Then, all the debtors simply refuse to pay. Houses are still there, and they will be distributed to somebody at a huge discount after they are repossessed. Banks never follow real ways to maximize their sales, because they are going to simply write it off their taxes anyway.

This is how I bought a small apartment complex years ago. People defaulted on a $500,000 debt. The bank auctioned it - there were two bidders, and I got it for $50,000 cash I had saved. Spent another $10,000 bringing it up to standard. Rents on these 8 units over the last 19 years are more than $1.5 million dollars. Now where did that debt go? Up into accounting smoke. Where did the apartments go? They're right there, earning rent every month. See? The debt was irrelevant. The real property is what matters.

And your action call will not happen because people are not going to consume less energy - instead, generate energy with no emissions - wind and solar. My bill is 70% lower than it used to be because I switched to a company that uses wind instead of coal and nuclear. Emit less, don't generate less.

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Thanks! OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #25
Again, have a great time! elleng Jan 2013 #26
Why rack up debt for a degree that will be useless when... NoOneMan Jan 2013 #3
Cheer up! When the end comes, no one will be collecting student debt, mbperrin Jan 2013 #6
Yeah, I thought of that a second after I posted NoOneMan Jan 2013 #9
Where's your wind and solar? Wind is now 26% of all Texas electrical generation, and we've mbperrin Jan 2013 #21
Solar and Wind are at .31% and 4.43% of total online capacity nationwide, respectively NoOneMan Jan 2013 #22
Yes, the nation as a whole is still mired in yesterday's energy. 26% of Texas electrical mbperrin Jan 2013 #27
"Your debt definition is simply nonsense." NoOneMan Jan 2013 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author cali196lib99 Jan 2013 #31
Because Mrs. OBD has threatened greivous harm to any OBkids not going to college OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #18
1, In-person visits are absolutely vital to choosing a school where your student can have success. mbperrin Jan 2013 #4
Of course you should never make the mistake quakerboy Jan 2013 #13
You're right, of course. mbperrin Jan 2013 #20
Does she know what she wants to major in? teenagebambam Jan 2013 #5
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Oh man. quakerboy Jan 2013 #14
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You should get on the school websites now Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #28
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