Green Energy Jobs : Money Laundering for Democrats

This is something that is not covered much if at all in the main stream media. Little wonder though seeing the media is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Democrat party. For the media to report on how this money was spent, the media would have to reveal the jobs program was and is just a 'money laundering' scheme to fund the unions and others to fund the progressive Democrat politicians campaigns.

What a great way to use taxpayers money - taking the people's hard earned money and then use it against them. This is exactly what the IRS did at the direction of the Democrats, only this time it wasn't stealing public funds for politics, it was stealing first amendment rights citizens to crush the opposition.

Progressive Democrats see this point in time as a perfect opportunity in the history of politics to once and for all cement the legacy of power for decades to come, if not generations. That this grab for power will destroy the American dream and cast the entire country into chaos is of little importance, it's all about the power, getting it and keeping it no matter the consequences. Using entire government agencies, including the FBI and the Dept. of Justice, to try and destroy the opposition is only the beginning. Just wait, these people have another three and half years to get the job done.

Who exactly voted for these people and why? Twice!!


Millions Spent on Green Energy Jobs that Don't Exist
Source: Kate Andrews, "Revealing: Obama Administration Spends $500 Million on Green Energy Jobs that Don't Exist,"Townhall.com, August 6, 2013.
August 12, 2013

A recent Government Accountability Office report revealed that the Obama administration spent $501 million of taxpayer money on "green energy training programs" for jobs that do not exist in the green energy sector, says Kate Andrews, writing at Townhall.com.

The half-a-billion dollar training program, funded by the 2009 stimulus bill, resulted in 55 percent employment; this equates to only 11,000 jobs, many of which are part-time.

This failed initiative is not just another reminder that the federal government has no business picking winners and losers in the private sector (their winners always seem to lose); the distribution of the job-training funds has revealed blatant favoritism towards the public employee unions and special interest groups that endorsed Barack Obama for president.

• The Bureau of Labor statistics defined a "green job" as one that could be linked directly, or indirectly, to a beneficial outcome for green energy.
• According to Stephen Moore at the Wall Street Journal, this loose definition enabled stimulus money to be spent on training programs for janitors and bus drivers (both unionized positions), as well as environmental lobbyists who promoted green energy causes.

Further investigation has revealed that the stimulus money allocated for green energy training went to organizations that openly endorsed Barack Obama in 2008.

• The Utility Workers Union of America enthusiastically endorsed Obama in 2008 and received $4,993,922 to spend on "green training programs."
• The Blue-Green Alliance (an organization that unites unions and environmental organizations) received $5,000,000 from the stimulus grants to spend on training "dislocated workers, women and minorities." The organization's most prominent affiliate, Sierra Club, also endorsed Obama in 2008.

Source: Kate Andrews, "Revealing: Obama Administration Spends $500 Million on Green Energy Jobs that Don't Exist,"Townhall.com, August 6, 2013.