Actually, I believe a hybrid would still help, because an electric motor uses no power to idle and regenerative braking can recharge the batteries. Obviously, overall efficiency is much greater with smoother driving.
Ignoring the fact that gasoline and diesel fuel didn't exist in 1750, I'd like to point out that even a 100% efficient solar panel would be hard-pressed to produce the power of a nuclear plan in the same land area unless our sun decides to start putting out more energy. The sun puts an average of 100 w/sq ft on the Earth, while a modern nuclear plant (you know, the ones that the "green" movement doesn't want us to build) generate about 300 w/sq ft. This means lots more private property seized via eminent domain. Of course, I don't expect anyone in the green movement to care because 3/4 of them are socialists who hate private property (because they don't have any) and the rest are corporatists who are eagerly awaiting the seized property to be awarded to their enterprises.
How do we expect to continue increasing oil production when he's not approving permits? The fact is, people are not going to be able to afford heating oil and gas for their home this winter.
I used to think that the USPS being run as a GSE was a good thing as well. The fact is, though, that running it as a GSE is really not much more sensible than running the defense department as a GSE. That's because both are services mandated by the constitution. If we're going to reduce the size of government, we should be reducing the ones that have NOT been authorized by the constitution: like the department of education, the EPA, the IRS, various federal agencies like the BATF that have been given police powers, etc. I think the founders rightfully believed that the postal service (at least at the time) was as critical for the general welfare-- here I'm using the phrase appropriately-- as defense. It's almost like we corporatized the wrong service just so that beig government progressives could say, "see, capitalism doesn't work!"
I thought I'd respond to your post to make sure someone did. IT'S CRAP. As bad as what is going on in China is, it still isn't slavery and we're not running the show. And what's going on over there isn't capitalism any more than a "Arple ePud" built in a Foxconn factory is an authentic product, rather than an abomination.
If it's between selling drugs and going hungry, I could see why people might choose the former.
It's rarely that kind of dilemma. I mean, we could justify all sorts of crimes that way: if it's between prostituting your child and going hungry; between armed robbery and going hungry; between grand theft and going hungry...
If the last payment on your debt was nine years ago, what they did was against the law in every US state. The longest statute of limitations for revolving accounts is 8 years in Wyoming. Every other state is 3-6 years.
http://www.creditinfocenter.com/rebuild/statuteLimitations.shtml
Who uses coupons? Why would I waste an hour of my life to save 50 cents off something I don't want?
To answer your two questions: 1) a lot of people and 2) straw man. Seriously, man. Why buy something you don't want without a coupon? How does it take an hour to clip a.50 coupon? We don't buy stuff just because we found a coupon for it. Those are hoarders. And I'll answer your implied question 3) Why use coupons? For one,.50 off several items does add up. For another, a lot of coupons are for more than.50 (some are even for free product) and many stores will double the value of coupons when they are under $1. I'm sure you have heard of the edge cases of hoarders, counterfeit coupons, and obsessed individuals spending hours matching up coupons, but I hope I don't need to point out the fallacy of attacking frugality based on the straw men.
... which was fortunate, because YOU were the remote control for mom and dad! click click click click... Hey, point the rabbit ears a little that way for channel 3!
The unfortunate flip side of this world view is that anyone in poorer circumstances than your own is unfit for survival in a progressive economy and deserves whatever exploitation you can come up with that would benefit you.
No, the difference is that in the US those with means are expected to be charitable (and most are), while in more socialist states those with means are supposed to give all their income to the state for it to dispose of as the current regime sees fit.
He lost me at #1 with the anecdotal crap. How can anyone believe that no one who is wealthy is "nice"? I'm sure once you point out such a person's favorite heroes who are rich-- athletes, actors, musicians, politicians-- they'll have to backpedal.
I have no idea how you got modded up "Insightful" with anecdotal comments like, "I've never met a decent rich guy." As for number 6, right now 47% of the US does not pay taxes. Either the President is lying, and we are in deep poopy, or a lot of people are simply NOT in dire straights and rewarding the political sources of their largess.
The idea that you can always "save the remaining 10%" is inherently irrational and contrary to basic market theory: if it's an employers' market, employers will pay the absolute minimum to keep their employees alive and working;
In an EMPLOYER'S market. Number one, it's not always an employer's market. Number two, that's why we have to encourage entrepreneurship instead of continuing to tell people to get jobs and act surprised and angry when they lose them.
Any fiat currency-- which currently is probably all of them-- can become worthless in a short time. You should always hold real assets. If you think gold is tainted because Glenn Beck hawks it, then buy silver and real estate (and consider a course in logic).
But teh intarweb and Keith Olbermann told me that right-wing fanatics like Glenn Beck want us to buy gold??? And MSNBC says it's bad to own real estate??? WHAT DO I DO???
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Wow... FOUR? That is so close to 60... which was the average number of approvals per year before BP.
Ronald Reagan eliminated most of the loopholes that made that tax rate workable. I believe he also signed off on the AMT, just in case.
I'd like to see that progressive math that says 3 x $3,000 = $20,000.
That is a movement I wish we would adopt in the USA. I would think the initial expense would pay off for the power distributor in the long run.
Actually, I believe a hybrid would still help, because an electric motor uses no power to idle and regenerative braking can recharge the batteries. Obviously, overall efficiency is much greater with smoother driving.
Ignoring the fact that gasoline and diesel fuel didn't exist in 1750, I'd like to point out that even a 100% efficient solar panel would be hard-pressed to produce the power of a nuclear plan in the same land area unless our sun decides to start putting out more energy. The sun puts an average of 100 w/sq ft on the Earth, while a modern nuclear plant (you know, the ones that the "green" movement doesn't want us to build) generate about 300 w/sq ft. This means lots more private property seized via eminent domain. Of course, I don't expect anyone in the green movement to care because 3/4 of them are socialists who hate private property (because they don't have any) and the rest are corporatists who are eagerly awaiting the seized property to be awarded to their enterprises.
How do we expect to continue increasing oil production when he's not approving permits? The fact is, people are not going to be able to afford heating oil and gas for their home this winter.
I'm not sure what this had to do with sound, but what you're thinking of already exists and it's called a peltier.
I used to think that the USPS being run as a GSE was a good thing as well. The fact is, though, that running it as a GSE is really not much more sensible than running the defense department as a GSE. That's because both are services mandated by the constitution. If we're going to reduce the size of government, we should be reducing the ones that have NOT been authorized by the constitution: like the department of education, the EPA, the IRS, various federal agencies like the BATF that have been given police powers, etc. I think the founders rightfully believed that the postal service (at least at the time) was as critical for the general welfare-- here I'm using the phrase appropriately-- as defense. It's almost like we corporatized the wrong service just so that beig government progressives could say, "see, capitalism doesn't work!"
The fact that China doesn't have a free press, therefore their numbers are incredibly unreliable?
Because hipsters need their iPhones so they can tweet about how America is destroying the planet.
I thought I'd respond to your post to make sure someone did. IT'S CRAP. As bad as what is going on in China is, it still isn't slavery and we're not running the show. And what's going on over there isn't capitalism any more than a "Arple ePud" built in a Foxconn factory is an authentic product, rather than an abomination.
I didn't create this monster. Speak for yourself.
It's rarely that kind of dilemma. I mean, we could justify all sorts of crimes that way: if it's between prostituting your child and going hungry; between armed robbery and going hungry; between grand theft and going hungry...
Why, execution of course!
If the last payment on your debt was nine years ago, what they did was against the law in every US state. The longest statute of limitations for revolving accounts is 8 years in Wyoming. Every other state is 3-6 years. http://www.creditinfocenter.com/rebuild/statuteLimitations.shtml
To answer your two questions: 1) a lot of people and 2) straw man. Seriously, man. Why buy something you don't want without a coupon? How does it take an hour to clip a .50 coupon? We don't buy stuff just because we found a coupon for it. Those are hoarders. And I'll answer your implied question 3) Why use coupons? For one, .50 off several items does add up. For another, a lot of coupons are for more than .50 (some are even for free product) and many stores will double the value of coupons when they are under $1. I'm sure you have heard of the edge cases of hoarders, counterfeit coupons, and obsessed individuals spending hours matching up coupons, but I hope I don't need to point out the fallacy of attacking frugality based on the straw men.
... which was fortunate, because YOU were the remote control for mom and dad! click click click click... Hey, point the rabbit ears a little that way for channel 3!
No, the difference is that in the US those with means are expected to be charitable (and most are), while in more socialist states those with means are supposed to give all their income to the state for it to dispose of as the current regime sees fit.
Maybe you should offer your own ideas instead of being a defeatist. Protip: Marxism doesn't work.
He lost me at #1 with the anecdotal crap. How can anyone believe that no one who is wealthy is "nice"? I'm sure once you point out such a person's favorite heroes who are rich-- athletes, actors, musicians, politicians-- they'll have to backpedal.
In an EMPLOYER'S market. Number one, it's not always an employer's market. Number two, that's why we have to encourage entrepreneurship instead of continuing to tell people to get jobs and act surprised and angry when they lose them.
Any fiat currency-- which currently is probably all of them-- can become worthless in a short time. You should always hold real assets. If you think gold is tainted because Glenn Beck hawks it, then buy silver and real estate (and consider a course in logic).
But teh intarweb and Keith Olbermann told me that right-wing fanatics like Glenn Beck want us to buy gold??? And MSNBC says it's bad to own real estate??? WHAT DO I DO???
If the patent had been from the 1940s, it would have been expired by the time the Apple II was created.