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Rex

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24. Hurry! We must get trickle down economics into their system STAT!

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 02:30 PM

Jul 2013

Providing free power to anyone is what SATAN and Ralph Nader would do! No no no...what if other countries wanted stuff like that? Bad enough the serfs here want socialized medicine!

This is capitalism not barbarism! Scoff scoff scoff!

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Peru to Provide Free Solar Power to its 2 Million Poorest Citizens [View all] The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP

Don't they know woo me with science Jul 2013 #1

+ 1000's (n/t) bread_and_roses Jul 2013 #5

Thats why We're #1,,, We're #? bahrbearian Jul 2013 #6

+1 leftstreet Jul 2013 #14

USA! USA! USA! SammyWinstonJack Jul 2013 #16

Democrats are cutting food stamps? KittyWampus Jul 2013 #17

They already have. woo me with science Jul 2013 #18

+1000000 n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #22

According to Mc Donalds Rex Jul 2013 #25

Commies not thinking about the big picture neglecting Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #2

But, but solar power doesn't work! LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #3

Privatize the sun, water and the earth Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #4

You forgot the air too. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #7

I have no doubt they are working on it. nt woo me with science Jul 2013 #19

I wouldnt doubt it. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #20

Coming soon, a patch of ground to grow food using sunlight! Coyotl Jul 2013 #8

95% of Peru to have access to electricity by the end of 2016 Sunlei Jul 2013 #9

and no more chopping down trees for firewood .. n/t SoCalDem Jul 2013 #21

Unless the systems they are installing are huge belcffub Jul 2013 #27

And you can use wood now to store electric: The Straight Story Jul 2013 #28

very cool belcffub Jul 2013 #29

Currently, only 66% have access to electricity - that's a huge change. bananas Jul 2013 #32

We need to do something similar here. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #10

Given how rugged and remote much of Peru is, this is the best solution n/t n2doc Jul 2013 #11

We're #25! We're #25! Orrex Jul 2013 #12

I've got an Amish fellow building a barn for me & just bred a few mares to his stud. toby jo Jul 2013 #13

He ships his or the horse's? The Straight Story Jul 2013 #15

The way forward. As a resident of coal country, I envy them. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #23

Hurry! We must get trickle down economics into their system STAT! Rex Jul 2013 #24

Great idea. Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2013 #26

hopefully they design simple systems belcffub Jul 2013 #31

Sounds like a great project NoPasaran Jul 2013 #30

If only we were as wealthy as Peru, imagine what we could do usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #33

yay Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #34