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RE: Cost and Savings
By MozeeToby on 4/24/2008 12:00:52 PM , Rating: 2
Actually, after they rated me up they commented which nullifies thir rating. :-)

RE: Cost and Savings
By Schrag4 on 4/24/2008 5:02:28 PM , Rating: 2
I would have rated you up but since I'm posting this comment, it wouldn't make sense. ;-)

In all seriousness, though, I'm glad you look at the economics from other angles. While feeling green may give you warm fuzzies, you can't feed your family on warm fuzzies alone. In other words, there are plenty of people that would LOVE to go green, but if it costs more and they can't afford it, then, well, they can't afford it. It doesn't make them evil, it just means that they don't have the luxury of spending extra to consume less. I fall into the category of someone who can't just drop between 7 and 10 grand for a solar power system that probably will pay for itself in the next decade or so.

RE: Cost and Savings
By myocardia on 4/24/2008 7:00:58 PM , Rating: 2

It's called financing, you don't have to have 100% of it up front. Your argument is especially invalid when you consider the fact that most American households get a ~$3,000 income tax return every year. Use yours this year, and you'll be able to pay off your loan next year, so you won't have that HUGE $60-70/month payment anymore.;)

RE: Cost and Savings
By Spuke on 4/25/2008 12:49:46 AM , Rating: 2
Maybe he doesn't want to finance it. Maybe his debit to income ratio isn't the greatest or his credit sucks. Or maybe he would rather finance something higher up on the priority scale (maybe renovate the kitchen or the bathrooms, add an addition to the house).

RE: Cost and Savings
By Schrag4 on 4/25/2008 1:42:38 AM , Rating: 2
Ok, yeah, so I'll 'save money' by financing one of these babies. Now instead of earning interest on what little I could invest, I'm paying interest on a loan. Great idea!

Again, for those of you who can just drop 7 or 10 grand out of pocket without thinking about whether that'll break the bank, this is perfect. I'm not in that economic situation.

Again, my point is that I'm not me anti-earth if I don't rush out and get one of these. I'm just pro-'feed my children first'. Besides, even if I don't get one of these, my carbon footprint is probably still 1/100th of what Al Gore's is. Of course he's rich so he can afford to 'pollute the earth' and then pay somebody else to clean up after him (that is if you really think carbon credits do reduce carbon somehow, a whole other discussion).

RE: Cost and Savings
By Spuke on 4/25/2008 1:27:10 PM , Rating: 2
The crackpots would tell you that the earth is first and that you have too many children and you are contributing to overpopulation.

