I think we're losing something in the translation, as the Metro (like most modern passenger cars) has a unibody instead of a frame, and a wheel breaking off is not a total loss as wheel studs are easily replaced. I'm going to guess that a spot on the unibody rusted enough that it was too weak to handle the tension from the suspension components and this caused the mounting point to snap.
I guess you missed the whole point-- the "threat" is not credible. It's only slightly more credible than threatening to blow up the earth with my Uranium Pu-36 explosive space modulator.
What the troll moderator who modded me down missed is that unless Toyota decides to sell only Priuses, they're going to need a 70-80 MPG car to balance out all the 30 MPG Camrys that they sell every year.
In three years, dude. THREE YEARS. That requires a wartime economy. I know you didn't mention it-- I AM MENTIONING IT. Replacing ALL the cars in the USA with a technology that doesn't exist REQUIRES A SOCIALIST DEMAND WARTIME ECONOMY.
What you're talking about is actually civil forfeiture. Criminal forfeiture requires a criminal conviction of a person. The problem with civil forfeiture is that "innocent until proven guilty" is turned on its head, because an Orwellian-like "arrest" of property is made, and since property is not a person they only need to establish probable cause to keep it while you need to provide a preponderance of evidence that they are wrong. If you had $1,000 in cash during a traffic stop, but no drugs or other contraband anywhere in the vehicle, they wouldn't have probable cause but then it's pretty easy for them to plant some or perhaps test the money for illicit drugs. Since most US currency has at least trace amounts of various narcotics, that might be a problem.
First of all, this isn't all a technological issue. The GP poster said the non-renewable vehicles couldn't be operated anymore. That would require a total overreach of government power and cause a nontrivial impact on the economy. You're asking for extreme socialism. This is the old 20th century progressive's dream of America, not the American Dream.
Second, while America has made amazing progress on its own, the only time it has made progress with this amount of speed is during WARTIME. If there was an asteroid hurtling toward earth, and somehow a squadron of super-Chevy Volts was the only way to stop it, I have no doubt that the USA could get it done. Meeting some arbitrary bureaucrat's milestone because he wants to create a legacy? Well, you might have Spain's economy in the end, at best.
Besides that, the fact is that some folks legitimately need vehicles that can carry multiple passengers or cargo. These will be less efficient per mile, so the Nanos of the future will need to not only sell well, but have GREATER than 55 MPG to balance out the 25-40 MPG haulers. Plus, we have the ethanol mandate working against us. Ethanol has lower energy density... frankly, the government could torpedo this themselves with their stupid corn lobby mandate.
But he's also woefully unqualified to make recommendations on the teaching of biology, being a mechanical engineer. Pesky appeals to authority, and all.
I hope your engineers are acquainted with flying pink unicorns, because it'll take a few of those to eliminate all gasoline, diesel, propane, and CNG powered vehicles in three years. Oh, and you won't allow existing vehicles to be operated? I presume you want the government to buy those and crush them? Or would you rather just destroy the lower and middle classes?
The administration estimated that the new standards would save Americans $1.7 trillion in fuel costs, resulting in an average savings of more than $8,000 a vehicle by 2025.
Too bad the vehicles will cost $16,000 more (unadjusted for inflation).
I'm going to guess you really mean HP Color Laserjet 5M. The Laserjet 5MP is B&W, and there never was a Color Laserjet 5MP.
The Color 5M is definitely the one to have, as it has more standard RAM plus Postscript and the ethernet card.
Actually, it takes a lot of capital to start a taco stand because the big players have lobbied "progressive" government to install all kinds of regulations that are too oppressive for the small businessman to overcome.
Guess who relaxed the regulations? Barney Frank. Guess who took the bribes from Countrywide? Chris Dodd. Guess whose names are on the law that supposedly fixes the problem? Dodd and Frank.
You are living in a fantasy world if you think banking regulations in 2008 were less lax than those in 1933. They are FAR more complex, mostly to leave lots of places for political cronyism to hide.
So if your home address is leaked, you don't mind moving? And if your SSN is leaked, you don't mind having no credit forever-- because SSNs can't be changed?
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We're only fucked if you keep taking orders on how to approach the problem from rich politicians who seek to benefit financially, like Al Gore.
I hope you're joking about the Mitt Romney thing. He hasn't been with Bain in many years-- the exact number depends on who you ask.
I think we're losing something in the translation, as the Metro (like most modern passenger cars) has a unibody instead of a frame, and a wheel breaking off is not a total loss as wheel studs are easily replaced. I'm going to guess that a spot on the unibody rusted enough that it was too weak to handle the tension from the suspension components and this caused the mounting point to snap.
The Schumacher version, I presume.
A new twist on that old joke involving Space Ghost, Wonder Woman, and a randy Superman?
Seems like metamod is failing.
I guess you missed the whole point-- the "threat" is not credible. It's only slightly more credible than threatening to blow up the earth with my Uranium Pu-36 explosive space modulator.
What the troll moderator who modded me down missed is that unless Toyota decides to sell only Priuses, they're going to need a 70-80 MPG car to balance out all the 30 MPG Camrys that they sell every year.
In three years, dude. THREE YEARS. That requires a wartime economy. I know you didn't mention it-- I AM MENTIONING IT. Replacing ALL the cars in the USA with a technology that doesn't exist REQUIRES A SOCIALIST DEMAND WARTIME ECONOMY.
Stop with the Populist crap.
What you're talking about is actually civil forfeiture. Criminal forfeiture requires a criminal conviction of a person. The problem with civil forfeiture is that "innocent until proven guilty" is turned on its head, because an Orwellian-like "arrest" of property is made, and since property is not a person they only need to establish probable cause to keep it while you need to provide a preponderance of evidence that they are wrong. If you had $1,000 in cash during a traffic stop, but no drugs or other contraband anywhere in the vehicle, they wouldn't have probable cause but then it's pretty easy for them to plant some or perhaps test the money for illicit drugs. Since most US currency has at least trace amounts of various narcotics, that might be a problem.
If you're in a union, you can grind for 30 years and end up with a really good paying job and 78% of your last year's pay in annual pension payments.
Why don't you just stop beating around the bush, and propose that he and his family be terminated to eliminate the weak bloodline?
First of all, this isn't all a technological issue. The GP poster said the non-renewable vehicles couldn't be operated anymore. That would require a total overreach of government power and cause a nontrivial impact on the economy. You're asking for extreme socialism. This is the old 20th century progressive's dream of America, not the American Dream.
Second, while America has made amazing progress on its own, the only time it has made progress with this amount of speed is during WARTIME. If there was an asteroid hurtling toward earth, and somehow a squadron of super-Chevy Volts was the only way to stop it, I have no doubt that the USA could get it done. Meeting some arbitrary bureaucrat's milestone because he wants to create a legacy? Well, you might have Spain's economy in the end, at best.
Besides that, the fact is that some folks legitimately need vehicles that can carry multiple passengers or cargo. These will be less efficient per mile, so the Nanos of the future will need to not only sell well, but have GREATER than 55 MPG to balance out the 25-40 MPG haulers. Plus, we have the ethanol mandate working against us. Ethanol has lower energy density... frankly, the government could torpedo this themselves with their stupid corn lobby mandate.
But he's also woefully unqualified to make recommendations on the teaching of biology, being a mechanical engineer. Pesky appeals to authority, and all.
I hope your engineers are acquainted with flying pink unicorns, because it'll take a few of those to eliminate all gasoline, diesel, propane, and CNG powered vehicles in three years. Oh, and you won't allow existing vehicles to be operated? I presume you want the government to buy those and crush them? Or would you rather just destroy the lower and middle classes?
Too bad the vehicles will cost $16,000 more (unadjusted for inflation).
I'm going to guess you really mean HP Color Laserjet 5M. The Laserjet 5MP is B&W, and there never was a Color Laserjet 5MP. The Color 5M is definitely the one to have, as it has more standard RAM plus Postscript and the ethernet card.
Actually, it takes a lot of capital to start a taco stand because the big players have lobbied "progressive" government to install all kinds of regulations that are too oppressive for the small businessman to overcome.
Guess who relaxed the regulations? Barney Frank. Guess who took the bribes from Countrywide? Chris Dodd. Guess whose names are on the law that supposedly fixes the problem? Dodd and Frank.
We're screwed.
You are living in a fantasy world if you think banking regulations in 2008 were less lax than those in 1933. They are FAR more complex, mostly to leave lots of places for political cronyism to hide.
Because for the power of the state to increase, the power of the people must decrease.
... based on surveys taken by socialists.
Because there are absolutely no industry standards for security. Oh wait, yes there are.
So if your home address is leaked, you don't mind moving? And if your SSN is leaked, you don't mind having no credit forever-- because SSNs can't be changed?