The oil companies are not 'subsidized' any more than any other industry, and the oil industry is a source of unfathomable amounts of city, state, and federal tax revenue. The oil industry can deduct expenses just as any other industry can. An airline can deduct the expense of a new jumbo jet, but no one considers that a 'subsidy', just as the local tailor can deduct the cost of a new dewing machine, but no one considers that a tailor subsidy.
When it comes to renewables, it goes like this:
Fundamental research is funded with grants - free money from taxpayers.
Building a plant to produce the item is done with loan guarantees and tax exemptions/incentives.
Workers are trained in federally-funded jobs programs.
Consumers are given massive tax write-offs of up to 50% of the cost.
Energy companies are forced to buy excess energy produced at inflated costs, whether or not they have a use for it, forcing electric company customers to pay more for their electricity to 'reward' those folks that put subsidized solar cells on their roofs.
The renewables industry is massively subsidized, the oil industry is treated like any other industry.
Holy crap, the vast majority of your complaints are baseless - lower welfare spending is tied to increased workforce participation... see, if more people are working, fewer need welfare.
Military spending? You do recall that Trump took incredible flak for suggesting our NATO partners increase their contributions to the levels they previously agreed to... increased contributions to NATO by our partners, helps lower our NATO-related military expenditures (if HRC or Obama did the same you'd be cheering them on). Also, it's a bit unfair to hold Trump, or Obama, Clinton, either Bush, or even Reagan for the current level of military spending - these levels were established decades ago, and maintained they baseline budgeting, occasionally offset by trivial cuts and increases as politically expedient over the years. You want to cut military spending? So does Trump - Surprise!
Pro Tip - the measurement of unemployment has remained flawed, but consistent, for years. It is a misleading number, but it is a fairly reasonable indicator, if not an accurate measurement of unemployment at any point in time.
The only accurate measurement of employment would be total population - number of people employed - number of people outside employment ages (16-65?) - number of people medically unable to work... How do you propose to calculate that number?
No one is buying the cheap EVs, Chevy is ceasing production of the Volt, and Tesla is about out of 'vouchers', having nearly sold it's entire allotment.
The EV subsidy program had, as I recall, a limited window of time, with only so many vouchers per manufacturer.
If the Trump administration did nothing to the EV voucher program it would run out around 2030 or 2021 anyway. The Obama administration set the caps on the program.
Ending EV subsidies on the tome frame set in place by the Obama administration is not an example of the Trump administration suspending the program.
Yes, the era where the party heading the executive branch openly partners with Russians for business is a refreshing change of pace.
What?
There is no law against a private citizen conducting business in Russia.
Trump (not the Republican Party) attempted to build a Trump Tower in Russia, but didnâ(TM)t, and the effort fell apart before he was the GOP Presidential candidate.
Must Presidential candidates that hold no public office cease any and all international business dealings?
ATTEMPTING to do business with Russians is not a crime.
Does the device store your fingerprint, or a HASH of the fingerprint? I suspect it doesn't store the actual fingerprint because that would be much more complex than simply store a profile/HASH of user's fingerprints.
Domain = server? My local church has a google account with a private domain name, does that mean they have their own server? No, of course not.
Ivanka had a private email account with a private domain name, and during the transition period occasionally used private email to discuss her personal schedule for a short period of time (handful of months).
Hillary hired a consultant, bought hardware and software, and refused to EVER login to her official email account, conducting her official duties via her server for 4 years, then took 2 years to turn over selected work emails to the government, avoiding all oversight, retention, and FOIA requests.
You're right, let's end every special deal to get companies to relocate in your state, shut down the economic development office in your state, and rather than invite corporations to locate in your state, dare them to build in your state.
That will get your state economy buzzing in no time - because you treat everyone so "fair."
Increased costs for imported goods has the possibility of opening up opportunities for domestic production.
One of the stated goals for the increased tariff on steel was for National Defense - to spur on domestic steel mills to increase production so that in times of need, there will be better access to domestic steel.
First, give a huge tax break that mostly goes to the upper class, but make sure there's enough going to the lower and middle classes that a majority of people will support it.
The tax breaks are proportional to the taxes one pays - in case you weren't aware, the rich actually pay more taxes than the middle class or poor.
Fourty-seven percent pay net-zero income taxes, the top 20% pay about 80% of all federal income taxes collected. That 80% of the tax "breaks" as you refer to them is appropriate.
In September, the Trump administration imposed the 10 percent duty, which also cover motherboards, graphics cards, and CPU coolers from the country. As a result, NZXT had to introduce a 10 percent price increase on PC cases to deal with the added costs, VP Jim Carlton told PCMag in an interview.
The items from China are taxed (tariff) 10% on the value of the material imported, not the retail price - for example, import a TV at a $100/cost from China, sell it for $250 with a warranty, support, etc. and the street cost should only go up $10, or 10% of $100 value of imported goods, not $25, or 10% of $250 value once imported.
Seriously, how are people dying because sand has to be imported into Saudi Arabia? Makes no sense, the summary doesn't support the headline, so why bother reading the arrival?
I mean come in - three big paragraph 'summary' that doesn't even support the most dramatic claim in the headline... and by the way being forced to import sand isn't by itself, proof we are "running out of sand", it is proof it isn't conveniently located where we need it. See Sam Kineson's comments on starving people in Africa (spoiler alert - "MOVE to where the food is!").
And he was the one who had an election server wiped days after the lawsuit alleging voter fraud on the voting machines was filed. https://www.snopes.com/news/20...
"A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean by its custodians just after the suit was filed."
Thanks for the detailed, specific examples of how voter roles were purged based on skin color, and how people of specific skin color weren't allowed to cast provisional ballots.
My opinion is that if a person cant find time to update their address or they misspell their own name, do they really need to be voting in the first place?
Why are trying to suppress the Democrat vote by expecting them to keep their voter registration up-to-date and insisting they spell their name correctly?
Clearing the voter roles is not something the Secretary of State does on a whim, it is mandated by law, and performed in a manner proscribed by the legislators that wrote the bill and the Gov. that signed the bill into law.
The Electoral College is many things, but it is not racist. Explain to be how the Electoral College is racist, I'm dying to see how you came to that conclusion...
What a stupid comment. Somehow following the law and making public records easily accessible, how does reporting on their vote after the fact impact the election?
This law was on the books before Kemp was sworn in as Secretary of State, he only did what his predecessors did - as required by law.
Brian Kemp's office made the public records available as required by law - he didn't write the law, he's sworn to follow it. By posting his home address in the comments of reports of home invasions you are attempting to entice/encourage someone to attack him - if someone follows up on your postings and attacks him, you may very well be liable to be prosecuted as an accessory/accomplice...
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Holy cow - do you understand how subsidies work?
The oil companies are not 'subsidized' any more than any other industry, and the oil industry is a source of unfathomable amounts of city, state, and federal tax revenue. The oil industry can deduct expenses just as any other industry can. An airline can deduct the expense of a new jumbo jet, but no one considers that a 'subsidy', just as the local tailor can deduct the cost of a new dewing machine, but no one considers that a tailor subsidy.
When it comes to renewables, it goes like this:
Fundamental research is funded with grants - free money from taxpayers.
Building a plant to produce the item is done with loan guarantees and tax exemptions/incentives.
Workers are trained in federally-funded jobs programs.
Consumers are given massive tax write-offs of up to 50% of the cost.
Energy companies are forced to buy excess energy produced at inflated costs, whether or not they have a use for it, forcing electric company customers to pay more for their electricity to 'reward' those folks that put subsidized solar cells on their roofs.
The renewables industry is massively subsidized, the oil industry is treated like any other industry.
Holy crap, the vast majority of your complaints are baseless - lower welfare spending is tied to increased workforce participation... see, if more people are working, fewer need welfare.
Military spending? You do recall that Trump took incredible flak for suggesting our NATO partners increase their contributions to the levels they previously agreed to... increased contributions to NATO by our partners, helps lower our NATO-related military expenditures (if HRC or Obama did the same you'd be cheering them on). Also, it's a bit unfair to hold Trump, or Obama, Clinton, either Bush, or even Reagan for the current level of military spending - these levels were established decades ago, and maintained they baseline budgeting, occasionally offset by trivial cuts and increases as politically expedient over the years. You want to cut military spending? So does Trump - Surprise!
Pro Tip - the measurement of unemployment has remained flawed, but consistent, for years. It is a misleading number, but it is a fairly reasonable indicator, if not an accurate measurement of unemployment at any point in time.
The only accurate measurement of employment would be total population - number of people employed - number of people outside employment ages (16-65?) - number of people medically unable to work... How do you propose to calculate that number?
No one is buying the cheap EVs, Chevy is ceasing production of the Volt, and Tesla is about out of 'vouchers', having nearly sold it's entire allotment.
The EV subsidy program had, as I recall, a limited window of time, with only so many vouchers per manufacturer.
If the Trump administration did nothing to the EV voucher program it would run out around 2030 or 2021 anyway. The Obama administration set the caps on the program.
Ending EV subsidies on the tome frame set in place by the Obama administration is not an example of the Trump administration suspending the program.
Yes, the era where the party heading the executive branch openly partners with Russians for business is a refreshing change of pace.
What?
There is no law against a private citizen conducting business in Russia.
Trump (not the Republican Party) attempted to build a Trump Tower in Russia, but didnâ(TM)t, and the effort fell apart before he was the GOP Presidential candidate.
Must Presidential candidates that hold no public office cease any and all international business dealings?
ATTEMPTING to do business with Russians is not a crime.
DOING business with Russians is not a crime.
Seriously, there isn't even a hint of a tech or geek angle to post this story on slashdot.
Does the device store your fingerprint, or a HASH of the fingerprint? I suspect it doesn't store the actual fingerprint because that would be much more complex than simply store a profile/HASH of user's fingerprints.
Domain = server? My local church has a google account with a private domain name, does that mean they have their own server? No, of course not.
Ivanka had a private email account with a private domain name, and during the transition period occasionally used private email to discuss her personal schedule for a short period of time (handful of months).
Hillary hired a consultant, bought hardware and software, and refused to EVER login to her official email account, conducting her official duties via her server for 4 years, then took 2 years to turn over selected work emails to the government, avoiding all oversight, retention, and FOIA requests.
Seems about equal.
You're right, let's end every special deal to get companies to relocate in your state, shut down the economic development office in your state, and rather than invite corporations to locate in your state, dare them to build in your state.
That will get your state economy buzzing in no time - because you treat everyone so "fair."
Locating in northern Virginia makes sense -- all the internet hubs are there.
Seriously? All of them - there are no hums outside northern Virginia?
So you want the federal government to treat corporations like people? Citizens United agrees with you on that!
Increased costs for imported goods has the possibility of opening up opportunities for domestic production.
One of the stated goals for the increased tariff on steel was for National Defense - to spur on domestic steel mills to increase production so that in times of need, there will be better access to domestic steel.
First, give a huge tax break that mostly goes to the upper class, but make sure there's enough going to the lower and middle classes that a majority of people will support it.
The tax breaks are proportional to the taxes one pays - in case you weren't aware, the rich actually pay more taxes than the middle class or poor.
Fourty-seven percent pay net-zero income taxes, the top 20% pay about 80% of all federal income taxes collected. That 80% of the tax "breaks" as you refer to them is appropriate.
Exactly. They are doubling the impact of the tariff, pocketing the difference, and they get to blame Trump for it!
In September, the Trump administration imposed the 10 percent duty, which also cover motherboards, graphics cards, and CPU coolers from the country. As a result, NZXT had to introduce a 10 percent price increase on PC cases to deal with the added costs, VP Jim Carlton told PCMag in an interview.
The items from China are taxed (tariff) 10% on the value of the material imported, not the retail price - for example, import a TV at a $100/cost from China, sell it for $250 with a warranty, support, etc. and the street cost should only go up $10, or 10% of $100 value of imported goods, not $25, or 10% of $250 value once imported.
Seriously, how are people dying because sand has to be imported into Saudi Arabia? Makes no sense, the summary doesn't support the headline, so why bother reading the arrival?
I mean come in - three big paragraph 'summary' that doesn't even support the most dramatic claim in the headline... and by the way being forced to import sand isn't by itself, proof we are "running out of sand", it is proof it isn't conveniently located where we need it. See Sam Kineson's comments on starving people in Africa (spoiler alert - "MOVE to where the food is!").
Your one example doesn't support your claim of "hundreds of thousands of legitimate voters" being wiped from the voter registration lists.
Being offered a provisional ballot is not being "denied to vote" - AFAIK the 92 year-old grandma was offered a provisional ballot
The problem is that since he is actually on the ballots in question
Do you imagine the Secretary of State actually is personally responsible for counting the votes?
Especially since the margin in that race is less than 1%.
The outcome wasn't known until AFTER the election, obviously.
And he was the one who had an election server wiped days after the lawsuit alleging voter fraud on the voting machines was filed.
https://www.snopes.com/news/20...
"A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean by its custodians just after the suit was filed."
Just after.
What, like with a cloth?
At least he didn't take a hammer and smash the server, like someone else did with their old cellphones.
Thanks for the detailed, specific examples of how voter roles were purged based on skin color, and how people of specific skin color weren't allowed to cast provisional ballots.
Citation for these "detailed, specific examples"?
My opinion is that if a person cant find time to update their address or they misspell their own name, do they really need to be voting in the first place?
Why are trying to suppress the Democrat vote by expecting them to keep their voter registration up-to-date and insisting they spell their name correctly?
Clearing the voter roles is not something the Secretary of State does on a whim, it is mandated by law, and performed in a manner proscribed by the legislators that wrote the bill and the Gov. that signed the bill into law.
The Electoral College is many things, but it is not racist. Explain to be how the Electoral College is racist, I'm dying to see how you came to that conclusion...
I'm curious how you imagine one can register to vote without providing an address, and once one registers to vote, their address is public record.
What a stupid comment. Somehow following the law and making public records easily accessible, how does reporting on their vote after the fact impact the election?
This law was on the books before Kemp was sworn in as Secretary of State, he only did what his predecessors did - as required by law.
See http://elections.sos.ga.gov/El... - you can download absentee voter records from the past few year's elections.
Brian Kemp's office made the public records available as required by law - he didn't write the law, he's sworn to follow it. By posting his home address in the comments of reports of home invasions you are attempting to entice/encourage someone to attack him - if someone follows up on your postings and attacks him, you may very well be liable to be prosecuted as an accessory/accomplice...