That might actually HELP Americans. We could have given every American household 1 million dollars and not spent as much money as Obama. We then would have saved the economy. By spending! We would have all bought new cars and saved the auto industry, paid off our homes and bought new ones and saved the mortgage industry. And we would have saved many business that are now leaving the USA.
Solar is not available all the time and needs a lot of toxic batteries to store. Also, you can't transport it efficiently. Some areas like the southwest can use it more than the Northeast.