Mr. Regan, Tear Down Those Solar Panels

While I was reading a mostly unrelated article today, I came across a presidential historical fact of which I wasn't aware. While Jimmy Carter was president, he had solar panels installed on the White House for heating water. Years later, president Regan had the panels removed signaling an end to the Carter administrations progressive energy policies. Regan's philosophy was that, unregulated, the all powerful market forces would work out our energy problems. Look how far the market forces have brought us.

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