| The US federal government has always wanted to | | | | These are the common cases in politically motivated |
| pay extra attention to the funding of the alternative | | | | and politically controlled developments, not only in the |
| fuel developments when drafting its annual budget. | | | | alternative energy development projects. Some |
| President Bush even had included more funds for the | | | | people, mostly the government critics suggest that |
| alternative technology in his proposed 2007 budget, | | | | alternative energy development projects and |
| but unfortunately this was never passed. For the | | | | researches be given to the private sectors |
| 2008 budget worse things happen. This was worse | | | | particularly the business sectors. This type of |
| on the part of the government-hired researchers and | | | | development is a sure and very productive venture. |
| agencies that are trusted to develop the technology. | | | | Many alternative energy reviews have detailed the |
| Their funds were trimmed down and some were | | | | possible outcomes and benefits of privatizing this |
| halted in operation. These situations have caught the | | | | type of endeavor. Not only the businessmen will gain |
| attention of some critics who have always wanted | | | | profit but also the government through the large |
| to present the current situations of the technology | | | | amount of taxes that these institutions have to pay. |
| through their alternative energy reviews. | | | | As the development grows more and more jobs will |
| Most of these alternative energy reviews have | | | | be available and thus reduce the unemployment rate |
| criticized the government especially in their moves to | | | | in the urban areas. |
| take the development of the alternative energy | | | | So why do the government officials still insist of |
| technology to the government agencies that are | | | | taking or making the developments their own? If |
| operated or controlled by some politicians. They have | | | | these developments can pay them through taxes |
| always pinpointed that letting these people deal with | | | | then why do they have to pay for these |
| such development would not always end to a | | | | developments using people's taxes? Corruption! That's |
| success. Think of what might happen with the | | | | the word for it. The politicians want to have the full |
| development project if the one in charge, say the | | | | control of these projects to gain more even though |
| government official or politician will be out of the | | | | some big companies pay some amounts for them in |
| government position. Stepping out of the position | | | | keeping the security of the business. These amounts |
| would mean taking away his power or control on the | | | | are too small compared to the amounts that they |
| development or even cease of operation for the | | | | can have at their own will. As most of the alternative |
| development. Probably the operation will be | | | | energy reviews say, why go for small if you can |
| temporarily halted and might resume after the said | | | | have it big? |
| politician assume other position in the government. | | | | |