This is the follow-up experiment to one run in the Netherlands over 20 years ago with LPG cars. (Did you know you can convert your car to run on natural gas, and have a switch to flip between the that and gasoline, for about $3000? Who knew?)
But rather than drive adoption of this by letting the much cheaper natural gas work its magic, they slapped a huge annual tax on said cars, so you would have to drive the equivalent of ~20,000 miles just to break even.
From that observation, pointing out how government concern for the environment was just lip service compared to its voracious desire for money, I predicted similar things for other developments in the future.
Well, here we are. Note in both cases they do this before, not after, achieving the ostensible goal of getting most, or even many, people on board such cars.
"They just want your money" -- 89,768-0 in predictive analysis of government action.
He also ignores that officials, happy to buy votes by spending taxes, will tax what the market can provide, so to speak, rather than what is needed.
This is why they mentally tie spending, taxing, and borrowing to the GDP rather than population or necessity. They want to be as high a fraction of that as possible. There's always more votes to buy.
It has nothing to do with necessity or population.
The original vision of Apple (and Microsoft) of screen-oriented but Internet-derived entertainment was correct; they just found it better to make feeder devices for the big iron screens, which at least 3 other guys are doing, too.
I would like to see Game of Thrones and Orphan Black thru Netflix rather than having to subscribe to those packages through cable. Cable only, like HBO Go is a step in the right direction.
AMC for Walking Dead, online watch, the thru-cable-company unlock was designed by a chimpanzee.
As long as the medallion and similar limiting systems continue to exist, all gloves are off as far as I'm concerned.
There's more to freedom than freedom of speech -- freedom to pursue your own business, and nobody has thr right to restrict entry for the purpose of limiting co.petition. "This here town ain't big enough to support two companies" should be left on the scrap heap of disreputable history.
The following is a list from rollcall.com of the Democrats in the U.S. Senate that have served for at least 20 years and the dates when they first took office
Patrick J. Leahy, Vt.-Jan. 14, 1975
Barbara A. Mikulski, Md.-Jan. 6, 1987
Harry Reid, Nev.-Jan. 6, 1987
Dianne Feinstein, Calif.-Nov. 4, 1992
Barbara Boxer, Calif.-Jan. 5, 1993
Patty Murray, Wash.-Jan. 5, 1993
The following is a list from rollcall.com of the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives that have served for at least 20 years and the dates when they first took office
Don Young, Alaska-March 6, 1973
Jim Sensenbrenner, Wis.-Jan. 15, 1979
Harold Rogers, Ky.-Jan. 5, 1981
Christopher H. Smith, N.J.-Jan. 5, 1981
Joe L. Barton, Texas Jan. 3, 1985
Lamar Smith, Texas Jan. 6, 1987
Fred Upton, Mich.-Jan. 6, 1987
John J. Duncan Jr., Tenn.-Nov. 8, 1988
Dana Rohrabacher, Calif.-Jan. 3, 1989
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Fla.-Aug. 29, 1989
John A. Boehner, Ohio-Jan. 3, 1991
Sam Johnson, Texas-May 18, 1991
Ken Calvert, Calif.-Jan. 5, 1993
Robert W. Goodlatte, Va.-Jan. 5, 1993
Peter T. King, N.Y.-Jan. 5, 1993
John L. Mica, Fla.-Jan. 5, 1993
Ed Royce, Calif.-Jan. 5, 1993
Frank D. Lucas, Okla.-May 10, 1994
Rodney Frelinghuysen, N.J.-Jan. 4, 1995
Walter B. Jones, N.C.-Jan. 4, 1995
Frank A. LoBiondo, N.J.-Jan. 4, 1995
Mac Thornberry, Texas-Jan. 4, 1995
Edward Whitfield, Ky.-Jan. 4, 1995
The following is a list from rollcall.com of the Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives that have served for at least 20 years and the dates when they first took office
John Conyers Jr., Mich.-Jan. 4, 1965
Charles B. Rangel, N.Y.-Jan. 21, 1971
Steny H. Hoyer, Md.-May 19, 1981
Marcy Kaptur, Ohio-Jan. 3, 1983
Sander M. Levin, Mich.-Jan. 3, 1983
Peter J. Visclosky, Ind.-Jan. 3, 1985
Peter A. DeFazio, Ore.-Jan. 6, 1987
John Lewis, Ga.-Jan. 6, 1987
Louise M. Slaughter, N.Y.-Jan. 6, 1987
Nancy Pelosi, Calif.-June 2, 1987
Frank Pallone Jr., N.J.-Nov. 8, 1988
Eliot L. Engel, N.Y.-Jan. 3, 1989
Nita M. Lowey, N.Y.-Jan. 3, 1989
Jim McDermott, Wash.-Jan. 3, 1989
Richard E. Neal, Mass.-Jan. 3, 1989
José E. Serrano, N.Y.-March 20, 1990
David E. Price, N.C.-Jan. 7, 1997 Also served 1987-95
Rosa DeLauro, Conn.-Jan. 3, 1991
Collin C. Peterson, Minn.-Jan. 3, 1991
Maxine Waters, Calif.-Jan. 3, 1991
Jerrold Nadler, N.Y.-Nov. 3, 1992
Jim Cooper, Tenn.-Jan. 7, 2003 Also served 1983-95
Xavier Becerra, Calif.-Jan. 5, 1993
Sanford D. Bishop Jr., Ga.-Jan. 5, 1993
Corrine Brown, Fla.-Jan. 5, 1993
James E. Clyburn, S.C.-Jan. 5, 1993
Anna G. Eshoo, Calif.-Jan. 5, 1993
Gene Green, Texas-Jan. 5, 1993
Luis V. Gutierrez, Ill.-Jan. 5, 1993
Alcee L. Hastings, Fla.-Jan. 5, 1993
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas-Jan. 5, 1993
Carolyn B. Maloney, N.Y.-Jan. 5, 1993
Lucille Roybal-Allard, Calif.-Jan. 5, 1993
Bobby L. Rush, Ill.-Jan. 5, 1993
Robert C. Scott, Va.-Jan. 5, 1993
Nydia M. Velázquez, N.Y.-Jan. 5, 1993
Bennie Thompson, Miss.-April 13, 1993
Sam Farr, Calif.-June 8, 1993
Lloyd Doggett, Texas-Jan. 4, 1995
Mike Doyle, Pa.-Jan. 4, 1995
Chaka Fattah, Pa.-Jan. 4, 1995
Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas-Jan. 4, 1995
Zoe Lofgren, Calif.-Jan. 4, 1995
Neutrinos have bad breadth.