Since the trial has not begun and there is a possibility of new evidence coming to light, it is currently impossible to say whether or not he committed murder. Time will tell. He has been charged with manslaughter but it is within the realm of reason to believe that could change.

For good reason. They hardly have any public land and much of the “open access” land is private. It’s not like America where our National Parks are larger than all of the UK put together. They just do not have any wiggle room and have to persevere what is left of their open space with vigor. When you drive the…

I am not so sure about that. Income tax was much higher in the 50's but cap gains capped at 25%. The rich were able to hold as much wealth as they do now, but the upper middle class was stomped on like a toy next to the Terminators car.

Relax my friend...It was intended as a joke about sanctimony. The entire concept of “moral authority to lecture” * is lost on me. I do have a solar home and telecommute like you, but at the end of the day, lecturing isn’t going to get us anywhere. The “Is that ok?” part was an honest question after a hyperbolic…

Those who drive are justified parking the blue badge with the idle silent

Well, that may or may not be true. The trial has not begun yet. The DUI is still up for debate based on his actions on the scene (DUI is not limited to alcohol intoxication) and perhaps the charges could be amended if further evidence were to come to light.

Did they “make shit up?”  Seems like they might have been inaccurate with the specificity of the eventual charge, but it sure seems like King Varga killed two people with his car while he was a student at Stanford.  

I am third generation self employed. Sort of like third generation welfare, this shit becomes an art form. I pay far more in taxes than those my father and his father because I believe it is the right thing to do. But I know many angles and people in my community often exploit them.  Some to the point of…

This is the huge problem. We have a system that creates economic overlords rather than political overlords. They are not really that distinguishable.

Whoever said the Soviet system made everyone equal? That was hardly the case. The hierarchical system of the Czars was just replaced by the Hierarchical system of the Soviets (they never were communists beyond using it as a marketing slogan).

Like any system, it was great, until it wasn’t.  The variables have changed and it is no longer working.  It is time to start transitioning to something that makes more sense.  The current concentration of wealth and resulting poverty/death of the middle class is unsustainable.  We can wait until everybody gets so fed…

“The only people with the moral authority to lecture me about conservation are the ones who live the life they seek to impose.”

I mostly like the idea.  But I am self employed and will cheat.  So will everybody else I know who is self employed.

I go with..”Don’t try to sell me anything, I won’t buy it.”

I don’t pay for GAP either.  I self insure on that.  The data tells me I will get away with it.

Ditto

I am not sure about the “entice truck buyers” part. Plenty of truck buyers want the most demonstrably expensive truck their credit can handle. More truck owners buy these as commuting luxury status symbols than to haul/tow etc.

Why do my words inspire you to think I have been offended? Is “I took my Ram Bighorn to Climax after getting to Humptulips” something someone who’s offended would say?

All of your proposals are built on the supposition that increased penalties change behavior. The data says that’s not what happens. Poor judgement is the root cause, increased penalties don’t fix poor judgement. It’s not that they think there is little or no consequence, it’s that they don’t consider any…

The hard part is figuring out how to start there. I don’t think taking this guys license would be relevant. We could seize cars, but since most of the country doesn’t have useful mass transit that could be an economic death sentence for a bunch of families.