Friday, March 19, 2010

New Braunfels Legislative Conference - tidbits of info from...

Wind power and transmission: we have 9,500 mgwt of power now via wind, but we have gone through permitting and we should have 13,000-14,000 mgwt in the next five years. - Phil Wilson, Luminant

If we are going to compete in the global economy, we will send some jobs overseas. Our output in mfg has set a new record, and we make it with fewer people because we hahve greater productivity. We have been moving to get rid of lower-wage jobs and move to higher-paying jobs, wwith the world economy some countries will pay less than Americans make. Companies don't sned low-paying jobs to the US. It is part of creative destruction that outsourcing happens, but the insourcing is a net plus for workers and our economy. Our balance of trade reflects we are a net exporter of services. - economist Ray Perryman

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