Sunday, February 22, 2015

USA Economic Policy: Sue Your Customers

The USA solar industry depends on taxpayer subsidies.  Who knows what might have happened without those subsidies, but we do know that as the hegemon-picked winners and losers, the only ones that survived now depend on hand-outs.  Even with the Solyndras going down in flames and taking half-billion taxpayer bailouts with them, any solid business has been crowded out.

What is left are products we cannot even pay people to buy.
US financing promised for renewable energy projects in India using American equipment has found no takers, since many project developers turn to cheaper goods from China and South-East Asia. India and the US are also battling at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over domestic content requirements in India’s solar energy projects.
Free USA taxpayer money to buy USA products, and no one is interested?  But they have to buy from us, we are the best!  USA USA USA!

So let's sue our customers.
Interestingly, a WTO dispute settlement panel on 3 February started hearing US complaints against India’s domestic content requirements on procurement of solar cells and modules under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission programme.
There you go.  When all else fails, sue your customers.

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