Cross-Posted from the Examiner.
Retiree Former President Bill William J. Clinton writes in The Atlantic that were we to paint the roofs of our houses white, the energy savings would more than pay for the cost of hiring young delinquents unemployed kids to do the work. The City of New York is already paying kids to do this. Never mind the fact that they can’t find work because minimum wage laws make it illegal to do so. This isn’t just a solution to a problem made by a different program; this is “the single best idea to jumpstart job creation.”
But it continues! “Every black roof in New York should be white; every roof in Chicago should be white; every roof in Little Rock should be white. Every flat tar-surface roof anywhere!” William J. cannot contain his excitement.
Lest you think that the fun ends there, it turns out that simple white paint might absorb as much energy as black. Perhaps it’s best not to take the advice of (ex) government officials in the area of cost savings.
