Small companies don't need to run it on a separate server. It can be running on virtually any other server. It doesn't use a lot of resources, especially in small networks. It's basically free at that point.

Mine is dedicated, but I also have a Windows Server Datacenter license that lets me run unlimited VM.

First off, $70k isn't poor. Not even in California. Can people afford to put a solar array on their house with $70k income? No. But that doesn't mean they are poor.

Second: Truly poor people don't own homes. Middle class and upper class own homes. Poor people rent. Renters have no choice where their power comes from.

Third: The solar panels are usually the cheapest part of adding a power source to your home. The transfer switch, batteries and inverter are the bulk of the cost.

While I agree 100%, we're talking about the US government here. Nobody will be fired. Nothing will change.

Technically bike trails fall under the jurisdiction of the transportation department. So what you describe makes sense. Should we start taxing bicycle mileage too?

Are you sure about that? What are the loading docks used for then?

Does that "odometer" list only the miles you have driven within the state?

Answer: Nope.

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Because it doesn't work. That's why.

Why not $50? Why not $75? Why not $100? Why stop there?

If it's not possible to live on a minimum wage, then raising the minimum wage won't help. They will still be making minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage has a ripple effect that will raise the prices of all services and goods in the area. It has to. It's not possible for the prices to not go up.

This. Many of the microwave towers in my area have been taken down in the last 5 years.

And this is where the problem is. The local government is playing by different rules. They can make the tax payers pay for the capital costs the service and not have it pay it back. That's different from the private sector, which has to take out loans to build the infrastructure and then pay it back. So right off the bat there's a huge difference in public vs private.

It has more to do with a level playing field than anti-government sentiment.

"Business users will have the option to set their own update cycle"

I've had that for a decade now. WSUS has been pretty easy to manage.

Since when does "government experience" = leadership experience? What achievements in government does Hillary have?

I'm not a Fiorina supporter by any stretch of the imagination.

If that's the case then it definitely becomes a very expensive proposal and the time to recoup the expense grows greatly. But I guess whoever installs these systems intends to live in that house for a very long time. I wonder how these systems affect the resell value of the house. I can see some positives, but I can also see some drawbacks.

The US government has been breaking laws for years with no consequences. Why would this law be any different?

But if power is cheapest at night, and you're using the most expensive type of replacement energy how is this going to pay for itself? I can't see this paying for itself in 5 years if you still have to purchase the solar panels, plus installation charges for everything.

I'm just curious. My energy rates in Iowa are dirt cheap. But I have to run the furnace a lot in the winter and run the AC a lot in the summer time - even at night.