I wonder why no one rips on MSNBC?

Oh...

This is brilliant and I'm actually kind of disappointed in myself for not thinking of it sooner. I hope they do it. Current AdBlock users (like myself) are getting a lot of things for free that other people are paying for. That isn't fair. I don't want ads, but I am willing to support other business models, if they come about.

First, there's nothing to suggest either (a) net-neutrality will present a higher marginal cost or (b) net-neutrality will present a lower marginal cost on the same. Given this, it's logical to assume no change

Assume no change by default? By god, you are an economist!

> but the fuel savings nationally should be measurable

You know what happens when the per-mile cost of driving falls? Shockingly, people drive more miles.

Last summer when gas was $4/gal, I passed on a couple road trips.

Are you serious? How "freaked out" do you think people would be if they hadn't been saving at a rate of -0.5% (yes, negative!) prior to the recession, steadily down from ~12% in the '80s? Of course there is a large psychological effect. When you lose your job and have no savings, people would only be acting rational to freak out.

I never would have gotten involved in the program if I'd known it could have run out at any minute and endangered my finances.

Every government program has this risk. The program is utter silliness and just further encourages people to buy things they don't think are worth the price. Good riddance. I'm tired of spending taxpayer money enriching failed auto companies.

No, that's not how market forces work. They will spend more money on the car than they would have, OR they will decide to buy a car rather than fix their own.

What a load of statist crap. You do not get to decide how I run my family. You are not smarter than me. You are not better than me. Your morality is not superior to mine. Get the fuck out of my family matters and my morality.

This plan is part of the stimulus package to create jobs.

These are awesome questions. I'm not really on board with this green tech stuff, because I think there is so much bad science out there right now (probably due to the politicization). But your comment almost inspired the geeky excitement I get over other areas of science. Good thoughts...

They are still criminalizing research. I agree with you, but I don't agree with the law. Stealing is the crime.

You forgot the part about blaming the rising temps on man-made CO2 emissions!!!

Brilliant!