Yeah, everyone switches to a substitute fuel that becomes comparatively less expensive long, long, long before they "run out" of the original fuel. But the original fuel continues being used for a few (fewer and fewer) special situations where it still makes economic sense.
That's the process affecting coal right now. Gas is cheaper. Coal use is declining. If this continues, coal use may mostly end, even though there's a ridiculously huge amount of coal still around and it's not exactly expensive. Running out isn't even remotely a factor.
Fossil fuels will probably easily last until nuclear fusion takes over. Even if that's another 150 years.
No they won't. Pay attention and think for one minute.
The last bit costs an infinite amount to get to. No one will ever spend even close to an infinite amount. So there will always be considerably more than the last bit available.
To say they'll "run out" is to say they'll keep extracting it beyond the point where the cost to extract it is infinite.
They were forced into insurance contracts -- which they believed were a violation of their faith -- against their will. Then Obama lost the midterms in 2010 due to his heavy handedness and the government has been gridlocked ever since.
That's the tactical reason why Presidents should "cozy up" to all Americans. The moral reason is that all Americans deserve a government that tries to fairly represent their rights and interests.
Yeah. And instead of the press and the bureaucracy helping him like they would have helped Hillary, they'll oppose him. He won't succeed in doing as many unconstitutional things as she would have.
So it's wrong for a president to "cozy up to" 25+% of the population? Please tell us which parts of the population deserve to be represented by their elected leaders and which parts are second class.
Trump is, objectively (OK, I'd substitute "fascist" for "nazi/hitler") all of those things.
You're complaining about talk. Talk isn't fascism.
Trump has made it abundantly clear what he is and what he plans to do.
Politicians say they'll do lots of stuff. Is it wise to believe them?
...terrible people have gone on to get away with terrible things.
The President isn't a king. He has to follow the law. We have a system of checks and balances to prevent leaders from doing "terrible things".
We used to have a limited government, so government had less power and fewer opportunities to do "terrible things", but we gave that up because people wanted free stuff and wanted to regulate their neighbor's lives. Maybe we should give up the free stuff and the self-righteous meddling and get back a smaller, less powerful government?
So? Trump sucks. But I prefer Trump to Hillary because:
- While Trump said nasty things about groups, Hillary said nasty things about groups that include me. - Trump stood up to the political correctness bullies in the culture and the paid liars in the press. - If Hillary got elected, the press and bureaucrats would have helped her get away with continued corruption. With Trump, the press will investigate Trump Administration wrongdoing because the press are almost all leftists who hate Trump. And bureaucrats will resist and leak. We might actually know what the government is doing. - All the political pundits rediscovered checks and balances! Maybe they'll even start to consider whether it's wise to put government in charge of everything.
Also, on issues:
- Judges who might actually care what the Constitution says instead of voting a party line - Corporate tax reform so we can have business taxes that are like every other country in the world - Obamacare repeal -- a failing law that the majority never wanted, sold to people based on a deliberate lie - Environmental policy that might be more for people and less beholden to the green religion - Immigration policy that's designed to help Americans, not one designed to replace us with a population that's easier to control - Hopefully trade deals that aren't about the President and friends personally lining their pockets. Maybe they'll still be about that, but there's at least a little reason to hope.
Trump will probably be a bad president. So would Hillary. So was Obama. So was Bush. But maybe we can make a little progress on a few things before the next election.
I hate Americans. Why won't they vote for my preferred policies? So what if my policies make Americans worse off -- I already told you I hate them. I just don't understand. Don't they know how righteous my hatred of them is? Climate change!
It matters a lot for day-to-day stuff. The President appoints regulators and law enforcers. Those people can either be hostile to you or try to work with you. They can either enforce a law against you or let you off with a warning.
Future: - Obamacare gets repealed - Conservative judges get appointed - Corporate tax reform -- USA business taxes end up like every other country in the world - Subsidies to left-aligned industries like solar and wind power dry up, and pipelines get built instead of obstructed - The press is suddenly interested in investigating government wrongdoing again instead of helping with the coverup - Borders get patrolled again - Lots of people in the outgoing government lawyer-up - Drug companies and energy companies go back to thinking about production instead of self-defense
And this comment is how people like you helped Trump win.
For anyone who isn't leaving, the lesson is to be kind and respectful to people in the country, even if you have class or cultural differences with them. If you want to prosper, try to figure out how the rest of the country can prosper along with you.
So you'll be on Facebook's side when they start censoring people in voluntary cooperation with government propagandists. Thanks for telling us in advance.
Facebook puts deep learning in the palm of your hand... in order to use that capability against you in some way -- probably just to follow you around and spam you with ads to start with.
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If the climate children win money, it will add to the debt. Then the debt children can sue the climate children.
Yeah, everyone switches to a substitute fuel that becomes comparatively less expensive long, long, long before they "run out" of the original fuel. But the original fuel continues being used for a few (fewer and fewer) special situations where it still makes economic sense.
That's the process affecting coal right now. Gas is cheaper. Coal use is declining. If this continues, coal use may mostly end, even though there's a ridiculously huge amount of coal still around and it's not exactly expensive. Running out isn't even remotely a factor.
Fossil fuels will probably easily last until nuclear fusion takes over. Even if that's another 150 years.
No they won't. Pay attention and think for one minute.
The last bit costs an infinite amount to get to. No one will ever spend even close to an infinite amount. So there will always be considerably more than the last bit available.
To say they'll "run out" is to say they'll keep extracting it beyond the point where the cost to extract it is infinite.
They were forced into insurance contracts -- which they believed were a violation of their faith -- against their will. Then Obama lost the midterms in 2010 due to his heavy handedness and the government has been gridlocked ever since.
That's the tactical reason why Presidents should "cozy up" to all Americans. The moral reason is that all Americans deserve a government that tries to fairly represent their rights and interests.
Yeah. And instead of the press and the bureaucracy helping him like they would have helped Hillary, they'll oppose him. He won't succeed in doing as many unconstitutional things as she would have.
Someone might have told Obama the same thing in 2009. He might have been able to accomplish something if he'd tried to be President of all Americans rather than saying "Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won.".
So it's wrong for a president to "cozy up to" 25+% of the population? Please tell us which parts of the population deserve to be represented by their elected leaders and which parts are second class.
Trading petroleum is a sin in the green religion. "Get your head screwed on" doesn't really work against religious tenets.
Even if that were true, it's a great use of a pipeline. Geez, WTF is wrong that people ...
Trading petroleum is a sin in the green religion.
Trump hasn't done anything yet. I'm sure there will be plenty of real things to criticize him about next year. Until then, it's all sore loser talk.
Trump is, objectively (OK, I'd substitute "fascist" for "nazi/hitler") all of those things.
You're complaining about talk. Talk isn't fascism.
Trump has made it abundantly clear what he is and what he plans to do.
Politicians say they'll do lots of stuff. Is it wise to believe them?
The President isn't a king. He has to follow the law. We have a system of checks and balances to prevent leaders from doing "terrible things".
We used to have a limited government, so government had less power and fewer opportunities to do "terrible things", but we gave that up because people wanted free stuff and wanted to regulate their neighbor's lives. Maybe we should give up the free stuff and the self-righteous meddling and get back a smaller, less powerful government?
So? Trump sucks. But I prefer Trump to Hillary because:
- While Trump said nasty things about groups, Hillary said nasty things about groups that include me.
- Trump stood up to the political correctness bullies in the culture and the paid liars in the press.
- If Hillary got elected, the press and bureaucrats would have helped her get away with continued corruption. With Trump, the press will investigate Trump Administration wrongdoing because the press are almost all leftists who hate Trump. And bureaucrats will resist and leak. We might actually know what the government is doing.
- All the political pundits rediscovered checks and balances! Maybe they'll even start to consider whether it's wise to put government in charge of everything.
Also, on issues:
- Judges who might actually care what the Constitution says instead of voting a party line
- Corporate tax reform so we can have business taxes that are like every other country in the world
- Obamacare repeal -- a failing law that the majority never wanted, sold to people based on a deliberate lie
- Environmental policy that might be more for people and less beholden to the green religion
- Immigration policy that's designed to help Americans, not one designed to replace us with a population that's easier to control
- Hopefully trade deals that aren't about the President and friends personally lining their pockets. Maybe they'll still be about that, but there's at least a little reason to hope.
Trump will probably be a bad president. So would Hillary. So was Obama. So was Bush. But maybe we can make a little progress on a few things before the next election.
Also, since when does anyone care who is on the transition team? The transition team disappears in a few weeks. They don't make policy.
Try not to wet your pants every day between now and the inauguration.
How about the $750,000 speech Bill Clinton gave for Ericsson 9 days before telecom equipment was left off a list of items prohibited by Iran sanctions. Just a coincidence probably.
In other words
I hate Americans. Why won't they vote for my preferred policies? So what if my policies make Americans worse off -- I already told you I hate them. I just don't understand. Don't they know how righteous my hatred of them is? Climate change!
Bernie would have met with them twice as much. Or he wouldn't have met with them at all -- whichever one is the good one.
"Kind and respectful" is the exact opposite of what Trump has been promising
Yeah, that's called a backlash. People like you should have been kind and respectful all along. It's not too late to start.
It matters a lot for day-to-day stuff. The President appoints regulators and law enforcers. Those people can either be hostile to you or try to work with you. They can either enforce a law against you or let you off with a warning.
Future:
- Obamacare gets repealed
- Conservative judges get appointed
- Corporate tax reform -- USA business taxes end up like every other country in the world
- Subsidies to left-aligned industries like solar and wind power dry up, and pipelines get built instead of obstructed
- The press is suddenly interested in investigating government wrongdoing again instead of helping with the coverup
- Borders get patrolled again
- Lots of people in the outgoing government lawyer-up
- Drug companies and energy companies go back to thinking about production instead of self-defense
Biggest winner: Peter Thiel
Yes. Too bad you had to learn this way.
And this comment is how people like you helped Trump win.
For anyone who isn't leaving, the lesson is to be kind and respectful to people in the country, even if you have class or cultural differences with them. If you want to prosper, try to figure out how the rest of the country can prosper along with you.
Should learn to be less openly disrespectful of regular Americans.
Because it's a silly ritual. No one ever actually leaves.
Lots of D voters stayed home. Because people don't like Hillary.
So you'll be on Facebook's side when they start censoring people in voluntary cooperation with government propagandists. Thanks for telling us in advance.
Facebook puts deep learning in the palm of your hand ... in order to use that capability against you in some way -- probably just to follow you around and spam you with ads to start with.