Much differently than the government decides....

Likewise I’m struggling to understand your logic. You think we should be helping companies achieve commercial success?

Instead of funding electric cars, which seem to be growing in popularity and market %. We should establish a manual, hatchback and/or wagon fund.

You’re dead on. There is no need to force the technology. If there is market pressure the development will occur, just like every other major technological development. The Gov helps with some pioneering research then gives it to US companies to sell around the world. 

Congratulations on COTD, $kaycog, et al. This young lady will deliver your yellow Viper as soon as she finds the garage exit.

Younger folks may not believe this, but there was a point in America’s history where cost was no object, where beating the Russians to everything demanded limitless allocation of resources to one-time-use projects. Today things are far more frugal, or at least I should say all our money is dedicated to sending old…

Let’s see how long gas prices stay cheap.

The ‘safety’ thing goes a bit far, really. Not sure about now, but just a few years ago, all American cars were heavier than the same cars in Europe. The insurance companies’ lobbyists have really been able to push their agenda, so there’s that part that can be addressed. To some extent, it will have to be about…

He’s creating jobs jobs jobs. Unfortunately they’re all in task forces in Washington.

Watch, fellow citizens, as carmakers of the civilized world whiz by us with high MPGs, alternative fuels, innovative safety tech, and higher build qualities.

Nothing. Hes talking about nothing and this means nothing. Hes speaking to his base specifically so they can eat it up. Stuff like this makes him seem presidential to them but he really isn’t. This is like your shitty boss saying “ we’re going to start a committee to review your lunch breaks so you can get what you…

Who the fuck knows. Only that it’s probably not entirely feasible and a really bad idea.

Well that’s a bit of an over reaction.

I don’t think it’s the government’s job to do those things, so I don’t have any issue with the government not being able to do those things. Giving those tools to the government is how we got into this mess in the first place.

Then an low-range EV is not for you at this point in time, which is okay. Some EV advocates believe an EV will work for every use case, but most are pragmatic and realize that if you regularly drive out of the range of a reasonably-priced (re: not a Tesla) EV, then the market’s not ready for you yet.

No, of course it’s not. The point I’m making is that I don’t feel any need to punish rich people for being rich, as some people seem to. Having people pay their “fair share” in my mind really should just mean closing loopholes, not saying that we need to make them hurt for being rich. At the same time, any system we…

1) A flat tax system would be progressive, as it would have a deduction. Those very poor would end up paying no taxes at all under every proposal I have seen. Also, for the very rich, there would be less ways to minimize their taxable income so they could very well end up paying more (for example, if capital gains are…

The measure of a system is not how much we can squeeze some people for. It is if it is fair or not. The definition of fairness, of course, has been debated since the Greeks, but I don’t think tax systems should be designed by pointing to one guy in particular (and then another guy, and another) and demanding he pay…

Tax credit per person would solve that. I don’t know a lot about it, but from the bits I’ve heard it sounds like a possible solution. Basically it’s a flat tax except that you’re exempt for the first $___ of income.

Honestly I don’t even care if that works well or if there are arguments against it. If it won’t kill…

Just implement a flat tax already and be done with it.