The fiscal &ldquo;DEAL&rdquo;&nbsp; included one-year extension of tax credits for the wind-energy industry that will cost taxpayers an estimated $12.1 billion.<br />
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Republicans and fiscal conservatives opposed the extension, arguing the deal between Congress and the White House was supposed to include cuts to federal spending, not include additional subsidies for alternative-energy programs.<br />
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When are our elected &ldquo;leaders&rdquo;, and I mean that loosely, going to stand up for what they say they believe in?<br />
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For an article on the &ldquo;Wind&rdquo; energy subsidies and how they were inserted into the &ldquo;Fiscal Cliff&rdquo; DEAL click on the following story link:<br />
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<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/02/fiscal-deal-includes-estimate-121-billion-in-tax-credits-for-wind-energy/">http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/02/fiscal-deal-includes-estimate-121-billion-in-tax-credits-for-wind-energy/</a><br />