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Solar Panels Save Millions; teacher salary increase

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
This thread is about the economic benefits to schools of solar panels, not boob jobs.
I know, just having a bit of fun with an extremist.

But to get back on track. This shows that any group can reason rationally when their own best interests are clear. They saved money, wisely reinvested it, and helped the ecology. That is a win all the around.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I know, just having a bit of fun with an extremist.

But to get back on track. This shows that any group can reason rationally when their own best interests are clear. They saved money, wisely reinvested it, and helped the ecology. That is a win all the around.
Now that solar power generation is cost effective, not merely fashionable,
it's going gangbusters. I'm even selling electricity to tenants now.
 

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
Now that solar power generation is cost effective, not merely fashionable,
it's going gangbusters. I'm even selling electricity to tenants now.
The technology did need to be developed. Right now it appears to be one of the cheapest forms of electricity. That is quite a change in a mere ten years. It used to cost more than one would recoup, especially when factors such as interest on initial investment were considered.
 

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Don't be a berk. The whole point is that by raising teachers' salaries they were able to retain good teachers, and possibly pay for more of them, which improved the performance of the schools.

Are you really unable to follow that logic? It's not hard.
For which boob jobs were a great thing for attracting 'quality' teachers. It keeps the students engaged for sure.
 

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
Do the economics mentioned take into account the redemption of the bond? It strikes me as a bit strange that the apparent payback was so dramatic.

That's a good question. I don't know. But in some areas the cost of energy can be very high for a number of reasons. Certainly costs should include the entire life cycle.
 

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
For which boob jobs were a great thing for attracting 'quality' teachers. It keeps the students engaged for sure.
Why do you hate teachers so much? Why do you assume that teachers are exclusively female or were you suggesting that male teachers need breasts as well?
 

MNoBody

Well-Known Member
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Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Why do you hate teachers so much? Why do you assume that teachers are exclusively female or were you suggesting that male teachers need breasts as well?
Who knows? I'm sure trans teachers would be attracted to such a deal. Boob jobs are expensive. Its why you find it in union contracts. Let the taxpayers pay for it. Right?
 

Milton Platt

Well-Known Member
Money can buy everything. Even test scores.

I would have to see some numbers......
I am not opposed to solar by any means from an ecological standpoint. But when you figure in the cost of installation and maintenance for solar, it is either close to break even or slightly higher than conventional when you figure in tax rebates available in some states and also depends upon the local cost of grid power. And for schools, the tax rebate is probably not relevant.The longer the system functions, the higher your return after covering the costs. What you are essentially doing when you install solar is prepaying for electricity which you will use over the course of the lifetime of the system. Most break even at 5 to 7 years, but could run to 10 years depending on complexity, which makes the 3 years mentioned in the article suspect. If they recouped the cost in three years, that would be exceptional and kudos to them. But I don't see how.
 

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
Schools need better programs for kids not college bound.
Shop class, construction, practical math, etc.
We used to look down on kids taking shop back in my day. With a good school system, everyone would learn some practical skills. You never know when they might come in handy. I sure had a learn a bit the hard way.
 

MNoBody

Well-Known Member
We used to look down on kids taking shop back in my day. With a good school system, everyone would learn some practical skills. You never know when they might come in handy. I sure had a learn a bit the hard way.
in a paternalistic nanny state the adage that a father who does not teach their children a trade teaches them to be thieves would still hold true..... but in a industrialized prison economy, that would be counter-productive and cut into profits from that model they have become addicted to.
 
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