The State of Tennessee has 9 congressional Representatives - 8 of whom are Republicans - and 2 US Senators, both of whom are Republicans. So yes, they do have the power to help control this issue. Their constituents are paying the price for their decisions, literally.

Seriously, TN politics sees this billing issue as a feature, not a bug. And while declining Part B carries risk, the cost of that risk sure does seem disproportional to the cost, and also wildly unpredictable and surprising. And maybe to this woman $175/month was real money. Of course most of us know the real answer…

Our household:

Cheaper at the expense of the further hollowing of the American industrial base. I’m not arguing that the Big 3 are blameless (and Japanese and Korean makers are eating this lunch now too), but the US can no longer make rare earth elements, microchips, steel, aluminum, refined gasoline, etc. in sufficient quantities…

Yeah, I read the article over the weekend.  Ugh.

Just my daily observations of how I see parents treat their kids in public is enough to tell me this.

Also, this car in no way and in no universe averaged 158 mph. It barely tops 150 in a few locations and maxes to 165. So I just did the math: a 2:25, even on the longest East Grand Course at 4.2 miles, is an average speed of about 104 mph. Are monkeys with typewriters writing this article?

This still makes no sense. If you are averaging 6mph faster for 145 seconds, that means you are 1,300' ahead of the other car at the finish line. You’re telling me a car found 1,300' of less distance around a 3.2 mile track? 8% shorter? This entire statement in the article makes no sense. Besides, average speed should…

You know it will be the latter.

Very cool! What is the fuel burn on something like that? I used to wake board with a friend who owned an MB Sports B52. He was a wealthy defense attorney who was super generous and never asked for thing, other than we bring beer and snacks. I have a coworker who just bought some sport boat with 3 x 300 HP outboards,…

It’s like the old Pole Position video game with high and low gear.

Agree on most of this, but as a college kid, his opportunity cost is probably pretty low. I know in college - even as an engineer and while working work-study 15 hrs a week - I had a LOT of free time, and this was late 90's before the ability to work remotely and when a laptop was something only rich kids had, and…

It sounds like he is doing some online, but has in-person obligations for at least 2 a week. I graduated college in the 90's in a traditional 4 years. Today I sit through numerous online presentations and continuing education as an engineer...and have concluded that in-person stuff is about 1,000X more satisfying, and…

Major Major’s first cousin.

I was thinking the same, that under-hood is pure garbage.  How is Tesla the only company able to achieve an actual frunk?  I have no idea how much people use these frunks, but come on!

The problem is, one person’s “egregious” judge is another’s hero. Our 2-Party system has become a zero-sum game, in order for one party to win, another must lose, and so there will be no agreement on anything truly bipartisan. Battles/reforms/changes will continue to be won only on those rare occasions when both…

RBG hosed the Left and her legacy by not resigning when she should have...she was 87 FUCKING YEARS OLD WHEN SHE DIED ON THE COURT!, and now Biden is doing the same. I’m 48, I may see, like, one new Justice by the time I die, whoever replaces Thomas when he finally dies at 106 while casting decisions through an eye-trac…

It’s a leap-year thing.