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An economic boon in nuclear :  10/30/2009

The problem is the progressives in Washington are stopping any nuclear plants from being built. Those new reactors poised to be constructed in South Carolina and across the river at Plant Vogtle in Georgia will never happen with the progressives in power. If nuclear power was expanded we would have clean, cheap energy after the plants were construction.

Happy to pay :  10/28/2009

Get your head out of the clouds, Paying-through-the-nose. Of course our taxes pay for nuclear jobs. Apparently you aren't aware of the fact that ALL government jobs are paid for by our taxes. Would you rather these people be unemployed and get paid by the government that way? Liberals like yourself think we need to lower taxes, no matter what the cost. The ends don't always justify the means. Just because these jobs are paid for by taxes, it doesn't make nuclear a bad thing by nature. MOX is providing cheaper, more efficient energy and getting rid of dangerous substances. How is that a bad thing? And who are these jobs good for? Try Aiken and Augusta citizens. People right in YOUR backyard.

Gotta love vocabulary :  10/28/2009

"boon: –noun, 1. something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit." Reading: It's FUNdamental!

To Mr. "Paying through the nose" :  10/28/2009

Dear Mr. paying through the nose, i would like to offer up this thought, if all these unneccessary jobs at SRS where taken away, who would shop at business, buy homes, and fund local taxes? It doesn't make sense to take away the very thing that supports our local economy. Like it or not, it's the economy that the CSRA is built on. And you are completely wrong to the fact that SRS will produce no good or service. How about the MOX project? Taking WMDs and turning into carbon free energy for commercial power reactors? Seem like a pretty good deal for the world not just the CSRA. And what would all these engineers do if they didn't work at SRS, keep up a horse farm? Sounds like you are bitter that you don't have a good paying job at SRS. With such a crappy job market, i for one am glad i work at SRS. We are doing good things for the community and local economy. Don't bite the hand that feeds you. And Aiken Standard, thanks for a good positive spin for once on the site. P.S. it's "Boom" not "Boon", gotta love the standard.

Your boom our bust :  10/28/2009

Somebody pays for all these jobs, which means the tax payer and consumer is getting hit hard. Apart from the necessary clean-up and some lab research, SRS produces no good or service that benefits society, so is a huge net drain on us poor working stiffs. We pay, you play & contractors pocket the cash. Now, just who are are all these jobs good for? We can't keep up supporting all these big-government-backed programs.