How affordable is solar power?

     Solar power as a whole is a great thing. Burning coal is one of the worst things for the environment. So the advent of solar and renewable energy as a whole has been a big plus. However, how affordable is it for the average person?
    Elon Musk is claiming that installing a solar roof onto ones house will likely cause less than a normal roof to install. In an interview with Business Insider,  Musk claims that it will likely cost less than a normal roof before factoring electricity costs. Musk has not yet disclosed how much this cost is. But he believes it will look nicer than a standard roof and last twice as long.
     This seems like a great thing. Cheap, clean energy for the household. What could be wrong with that? However, the first thing that is hard to tell is if Musk means it is cheaper to replace a roof on an existing house, or a newly built one. Another thing is how durable are the individual panels? Shingles hold up to some extreme weather conditions and can be replaced. Can solar shingles be replaced as easily and cheaply?
     According to a quick Google search, solar panels can easily cost upwards or $1,000. A mid-tier, mid-size solar system from Wholesale Solar costs around $10,000. Professional installation of a new roof can cost anywhere from $2,000 to $9,000. The cost discrepancy at this point shows that "dumb" roofs are initially cheaper.
     But you can make that cost up in energy generated! Well that may be true, many people cannot afford to replace their entire roof.  The initial cost is a huge limiting factor in the average American household. However, many companies offer to provide FREE solar panels. While they may not be as high tech as a solar roof, it is still clean energy. If a company pays for your solar panels and provides them to you for free, they will be receiving the energy received off of your house.
     The solar panels on your house are not yours. You will also not be able to receive free electricity from these "free" solar panels. That's right, the solar energy you generate is not your own. However, the company offering you the energy will sell you the energy generated at a discount. This discount is usually 10% less than the standard energy provider. While this is still a fantastic deal, it is not free. And it is certainly not any more affordable than a standard roof.  If you cannot afford your own solar roof, than the cost is no less than traditional energy.
     At the end of the day, if you can afford solar panels or a solar roof than it is cheaper than a traditional roof. However, for the traditional household, solar power is no more affordable than the standard. Solar power is expensive, and if you are not able to pay for the upfront cost, it won't save you any money in the long run.

Donald Trump may not be the worst president ever...

     President-elect Trump is largely considered the "worst president" in the history of America. I believe that is an unfair assessment because he hasn't even been sworn into office yet. He has the potential to be the worst president ever, but currently he is not. Well, not yet anyways. But were the other presidents saints? Lets take a look back and see if any other presidents can give President-elect Trump a run for his money.

• John Adams- President Adams passed both the Alien and the Sedition Acts. These acts told the American public that they were not allowed to say anything negative about the government at all. The president also could deport individuals at will based on their loyalties. Adams was a founding father of our country. Hell, he helped form the Constitution. He served under George Washington's politics! How could someone be so evil? He was only the second president! He was screwing civil liberties before the Constitution was even 10 years old!
• Andrew Jackson- An old war hero. The embodiment of picking oneself up by their bootstraps. The Native American slaughterer. Passing the Indian Removal Act in 1830, he may be seen as one of the most malicious people ever. Causing the Trail of Tears and removing over 46,000 Native Americans from their homes is just one part of his resume. The Supreme Court ruled that this was unconstitutional. But that didn't stop him now, did it?
• Abraham Lincoln- Whoa, whoa, whoa. Didn't he end slavery? You can't be serious. He shouldn't be on this list. Well he shouldn't be, but here he is. Lincoln attempted to pass a law that would suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus. This allowed Lincoln to just toss people into jail without a trial. Yup, the dude ending slavery also didn't want confederate sympathizers to have a fair trial. 
• Teddy Roosevelt- Long story short, under Teddy Roosevelt the government created Panama so they could build the Panama Canal for cheap. Panama split off from Columbia and gained their independence? Happy ending right? Well for the Americans it was.  The French sold the Americans land rights to build the Panama Canal without actually consulting Columbia or Panama. Why is this so bad? The American government under Roosevelt ended up creating a civil war down in Central America. Whoops.
• Harry Truman- Threatened to forcibly enlist railway strikers into the military if they didn't get back to work. So much for the right to assemble.
• John F. Kennedy- Supported a plot to overthrow the Iraqi government that lead us to where we are today. Under JFK America supplied weapons and a list of known communists in Iraq. The instructions to the Iraqi "freedom fighters" after that were to remove the communists. Saddam Hussein was part of these "freedom fighters".
• Ronald Reagan- To put it simply, was not a supporter of gay rights. And this took place during the AIDS epidemic. In the 21st century we would not tolerate his attitude towards the gay community.

The list of incredibly terrible things done under the presidents of the United States is far longer than what I have listed. In fact, it would have been significantly better if there wasn't nearly enough events to fill up a list. Never mind having to continue it with etcetera, etcetera... The presidents are people, they aren't perfect. However, I believe they should be good enough to not commit crimes against humanity. Will Trump be the worst president ever? Maybe. But he certainly won't be the first to commit horrific crimes against humanity in office.

Source

http://www.cracked.com/article_16590_6-great-us-presidents-their-crimes-against-humanity.html

http://www.alternet.org/culture/six-most-evil-presidents-us-history

http://www.vice.com/read/a-history-of-crimes-committed-in-the-white-house-817

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_federal_politicians_convicted_of_crimes 

http://projectcensored.org/16-us-presidents-charged-with-crimes-against-humanity-as-universal-jurisdiction-dies-in-spain/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States