Most liberals I know are mad about tax breaks to companies, period - regardless of whether the company already has a presence in the state or not. OTOH, I know plenty of conservatives that hate tax breaks to existing firms but love them for "new jobs".

Frankly, I find them repugnant. The thought that GM Doraville…

Well, if we want to define bailout money like many try to when they claim Ford took bailout money (ie, by claiming that short term loans from the Federal Reserve and loans from the EPA count as bailouts), then Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Hyundai, Mercedes, BMW, etc,etc, etc, all received bailouts.

Where's the outrage over this? You should be raging.

Here's what they really need to address:

Adding movies to your queue that aren't available (yet) via streaming

Say I want to watch the Godfather, but it isn't on Netflix streaming. If I search for it, they'll suggest other movies, but I can't add it to my queue. On the other hand, if I add the Odessa File, which is…

No, they can't let 79/80ths go untaxed... not unless they tax the remaining bit at 100%. Which no state does.

You're right - it isn't relevant if Nevadans pay federal income tax, because it is the state paying for this factory.

And those services - those are going to be additional costs the state will be bearing…

First of all, much of that $80 isn't being taxed as part of this deal. Second, of what is left, portions won't be taxable at all. Believe it or not, but large amounts of economic activity in this country are not taxed. Nevada, for example, does not have an income tax. So of the fraction of that $80 that represents…

Not that it would help here (no key=no signal), but often the battery isn't completely dead, so there can be enough power to run the ecu but not the surge needed to crank the engine... therefore it is still perfectly possible to bump start a car with a chipped key - just not if the battery is totally empty.

Sandoval said the lithium battery gigafactory and its 6,500 workers would generate more than 20,000 construction and other related jobs and up to $100 billion for Nevada’s economy over the next 20 years — a return on investment he estimated to be $80 for every $1 the state spends.

IIHS small overlap test complete...

(what was that make/model?)

* Video not filmed in the US.

Luca di, whether you liked him or not, was extremely good at what he did and made Ferrari obscenely profitable for a high end luxury supercar maker. Even with the whole "let's build fewer cars" strategy they made more money. How? The company is as much a lifestyle brand as it is a car brand. They may not sell you an…

The problem for me is that I buy oil and filters when they're on sale, and stock up... Obviously I don't care about warranty coverage on my 16 year old Toyota... but I'd imagine that it would be a nightmare proving that I'd changed the oil on time when the last receipt I had was from 6-12 months prior...

Maybe all (or even most) dealers in that area behave that poorly. In every area I've lived (quite a few states, all over the country), such behavior is highly abnormal.

So here's the catch with the 96 design - it lasted 4 model years (96-99), just 1 short of the 5 that was normal at the time for Ford. And the exact same length of time as the second generation, which had lasted from 92-95.

So while they had a bit of a mulligan by going conservative on the 4th generation, they didn't…

And you're missing the entire point - that guy doesn't judge set the tax code. His job is to certify that the vehicle is eligible.

Except I have never seen this at any other dealer. Or anything even close to it. I've had a Ford dealer hand me a set of dealer plates (requested no ID), tell me the keys are in the ignition of any vehicle on the lot, and to take whatever I wanted - just have it back within an hour or two of taking it out. The…

So here's the catch there - the leasing company is the one shouldering the cost. You could argue that the transaction is simply a purchase with a repurchase agreement - which could entitle you to the full value. Those sorts of agreements, however, are looked upon VERY unfavorably by the IRS. The only way to…

That's true if the mass transit system is poorly designed. For example, the current system I deal with would take about 2.5 hours each way for my commute, which currently takes 20-25 minutes by car. That choice is a no-brainer. However, there is nothing preventing a logical system design - we just don't have one. …

Right - the word COST is crucial here. The second the DOR looks at this, they're going to shoot down the premise that you can get the full value. That is why the only way you protect yourself fully is to get a written determination from them.

(this is from my experience in preparing hundreds of tax returns per year…

Totally with you here. I'm still pissed that a few years ago, voters shot down a comprehensive rail plan for our city. It wasn't going to be cheap, but it was comprehensive - utilizing existing right of ways, etc, pushing 60+ miles of light rail constructed, then buses reutilized. My wife and I would both have been…