Has every individual in this country taken on Wall Street’s “this quarter’s numbers” disease?
Some people (Republicans and anti-government-waste types) object to the funds for home weatherization provided in the stimulus package. Apparently there aren’t enough people able to do it.

”That really is an extraordinary step,” said Mark Wolfe of the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association, which represents state-run low-income energy assistance programs. ”A lot of these are great entry-level jobs, but you still have to train people.”
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”Training will be the biggest obstacle,” said Norm Gempel, who manages Florida’s weatherization program.

Have you guys thought that maybe, just maybe, the people who get trained will go on to weatherize more and more homes? That maybe, just maybe, weatherizing ought to be an ongoing goal in order to reduce the need for heating oil?
We need a smarter citizenry.