Subsidizing alternative energy, in contrast, is likely to have the perverse effect of causing them to crank up the air-conditioning in that mansion in Nashville.

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The company, which provided mechanical and electrical services such as air conditioning, boiler maintenance and heating installation, said it was closing with immediate effect because of the current economic climate.

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By putting into effect spending cuts that seem both meaningful and painful, the deals have wasted political capital that ought to be spent conditioning the public for the kinds of gradual but meaningful reductions in benefits paid by Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

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