tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11723903.post5069858925364379130..comments2023-09-25T08:07:12.829-07:00Comments on Economic Freedom: Debt and tax increases for what? UpdatedRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15476890786942131968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11723903.post-41426847474872053872010-04-13T15:55:46.088-07:002010-04-13T15:55:46.088-07:00Todd, Thanks. I remember the "green schools&q...Todd, Thanks. I remember the "green schools" situation as being pretty bad. I was going to search for the Washington experience. You provided it and it was yours.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476890786942131968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11723903.post-34506327654211192892010-04-13T08:05:40.405-07:002010-04-13T08:05:40.405-07:00Ron, good stuff. FYI, the legislature reduced the ...Ron, good stuff. FYI, the legislature reduced the borrowing to $500 million from $850 million. Interestingly, despite reducing the funding by 40% they only cut the "jobs created" projection by 20 percent.<br /><br />Also, the Seattle City Hall is the least of the problems with "green" buildings and energy retrofits. Our research of "green" schools found that in all but two school districts, the "green" schools use more energy than their non-green counterparts. You can read more here: http://washingtonpolicyblog.typepad.com/washington_policy_center_/2007/09/a-f-for-accurac.html<br /><br />- Todd Myers, Washington Policy CenterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com