“Liberty”? Utter nonsense. All “right to work” is designed to do is destroy unions. Not make them more accountable. Destroy. Would you pay country club dues if you got to enjoy all the membership priveliges for free? Of course not. This is why, for example, union membership in Wisconsin plummeted while polls of the…

It might be interesting, but I doubt it makes the tone any better. Many of the workers under contract will still be in non “right to work” states, and the ones that are in Michigan are generally pissed as hell at the government for pushing through that nonsense.

1st: The compensation fund for the victims could very well end up being ownership of the company.

4th: “much of it warranted”

Seriously? Most of the criticism they received was horribly misplaced - they didn’t design or engineer the lousy vehicles that the Big 3 produced. I’ve owned several vehicles made by UAW workers, and not one of the problems that those vehicles ever had could be traced to anything other than…

Laws can be changed. Let’s change that one and the one requiring side view mirrors - cameras would work just as well and give us quieter and more fuel efficient vehicles.

Ford Fiesta, for one.

Not just that, but the standard in question wasn’t even created until 2011 - WELL after crank windows became a historic relic on most cars. See this USA Today article for more... in 2007, 94.2% of car shoppers declared power windows to be essential. That was just 16.8% in 1985. THAT is why crank…

I’d rather see them come out with electrochromic body color headlights. Give the ultra-clean look that you used to get with pop up headlights, but just a panel that goes clear when the headlights are turned on...

That’s not a new Mustang convertible

No, it isn’t rocket science. But a 1.6% increase on $10 would be $10.16, not $11.60. :)

Actually, average wages have raised faster than inflation. What hasn’t beaten inflation since around 1980 is median household income. Some of that is pure demographics, such as baby boomers retiring and living on smaller fixed incomes in retirement. You also have a change in the distribution of wages. For those with…

Please explain how so many cars are able to get around having these sensors, then....

No, they mandate that your SRS can contain an occupant regardless of the window position. There is no necessity to monitor the position of the window.

And yet even with that content, you can still get a vehicle for a price that has increased significantly LESS than inflation. You’re missing the point entirely.

He has never disparaged “more than half” of the country.

And when did the government mandate A/C or power windows? Hmmmmm?

And he’s completely ignoring that the lack of a stripped down model is NOT the result of government action. The government did not mandate that everyone switch to power windows. The government didn’t mandate that everyone offer touch screen controls. The loss of stripped down models is ENTIRELY because people have…

If you want a 1998 Toyota Camry CE, go out and buy a 2015 Toyota Corolla LE. They’re fairly comparable in size and function, and the price difference is much smaller yet.

The government didn’t mandate ANY of these changes, or the elimination of base models. The MARKET caused that. The government simply mandated higher…

There are only about 1,092 people in the country, give or take a few?

Agree with almost everything - but you aren’t going to be upside down on an 84 or 96 month loan after 7 or 8 years. Say it was a $30k vehicle on a 96 month loan at 4%. After 84 months, the loan balance is just $4,294.52. Very, very few $30k cars nowadays depreciate more than 85.7% in 7 years. If they put absolutely…

Quit denying reality - home loans and auto loans are VERY different beasts.