Monday, July 30, 2012

India "Didn't Build That"

This is a prime example of what Obama meant, contrary to what lying Mitt said Obama said. Today in India 370 million (more than the population of the US) people were without power. Businesses suffered. Why? Because India "didn't build that." It hasn't invested in its power grid in a way that people and business can count on.
Many chafed at the inconvenience.

Amit Naik, a toy maker in New Delhi, was forced to close his workshop for the day.

"There was no water, so my machine couldn't run. Other people had the same difficulties," he said.

The Confederation of Indian Industry said the outage was a reminder of the urgent need for the government to fix the power sector, ensure a steady supply of coal for power plants and reform the electricity utilities. ABC News