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  • Essay / Third Week Discussion Board - 731

    Third Week Discussion BoardThis week I have two discussion board questions for your answer. Please post your answer to each question separately:1. The federal government exercised extensive control over the development of hydroelectric power, encouraged the development of this energy source by public entities, and FDR used this public development as an opportunity to provide work for the unemployed during the Great Depression. Since then, there has been little support for government control of an industry to this extent. However, given the current economic context, would such an approach be appropriate in the development of alternative energy sources? Explain, then respond to at least one of your classmates' answers and explain why you agree or disagree. I would say that in recent years, due to economic conditions, government control or at least direct involvement, the industry has grown. Take domestic automakers, for example. General Motors Corp. received government loans last year and the U.S. Treasury Department became a major shareholder. From...