Cash for Caulkers

I read the President's speech about "Cash for caulkers" (I never watch him, I read his speeches online, it's less irritating). I thought that this was a speech that needed "squaring up".

He made a point that we lose 40% of our energy from our houses and we should be adding caulking and insulating everything better. That is all I agreed with from the speech. Quite frankly, I don't know who would disagree with the logic: if you seal your home you can save money.

What I disagree with is; the government should be passing out money to do these projects. A tube of caulking costs between 5 and 10 bucks but after the government adds it's overhead of "money redistribution" you know the same tube will cost us 5 or 10 thousand dollars. Here's a couple of examples: Cash for Clunkers ended up costing about $24,000 to give away 3 to 5 thousand dollars. The stimulus cost about $200,000 per job created.

The President says that this policy is a win-win situation. We win by saving the planet from global warming and keeping energy costs down. I've got a better win-win situation for you Mr. President: How about building nuclear power plants? The waste they create is minimal, pollution is non-existent, and they help the security of the United States, because we are not depending so much on middle eastern oil. This seems to be more in line with what the President should be addressing, not the caulking in my windows.

Here's a thought, maybe we can get a check from the government to put caulking and insulation on our cardboard boxes we live in, after this President is done destroying the economy with his reckless spending.

P.S. Mr. President, insulation is not sexy, but feel free to cuddle with it anytime you want.