Comment I Told you So (Score 1) 76
See, there is no global warming. It's those liberal, Obama-loving hackers. If it wasn't for them, it would be 75 F outside in Denver right now.
>What makes horses simple and zebras complex?
Depends on where you are. If you're in Nevada, horses are the simple explanation. If you're in Kenya, zebra's are the simple answer. Without adequate location data, neither is simpler than the other, since both exist.
I don't know why Americans don't have a dual flush system on their toilets like all of Europe does.
I do. Most of the hotels I stay in do.
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I'm sure that it's some bizarre, pestilential outside influence which has banned community ownership of teams (save for the grand-fathered-in Greenbay Packers) and required that a minimum percentage of a team be owned by a single individual.
No, no. It's patriotism. Community ownership is COMMUNISM, and totally un-American. It says right there in the Bible and the Constitution, that the individual profit is sacred. Besides, no fat-cat wants to live in Green Bay, where you get sucked dry by 12 pound vampire mosquitoes in summer and get your nads frozen off in winter.
True... However the dealership model is one of the few decent middle class jobs creator in the country that doesn't require a lot of education and/or certification.
Direct sale just means more profit to the big auto makers (Their price will not be lowered) and less people will benefit from the auto economy.
Not just that, but warranty and aftermarket maintenance are performed by the dealerships as well. Without a dealership presence in the state, if your car is busted, then you are just out of luck, or you have to have your car shipped to the manufacturer to get it fixed.
I'm pretty sure that a factory owned retail outlet would provide pretty much the same level of service as an independently owned dealership.
>True... However the dealership model is one of the few decent middle class jobs creator in the country that doesn't require a lot of education and/or certification.
It used to be, but sadly that is no longer true. The owner makes good money, and so do the parts manager, shop manager and sales manager. Sales droids, for the most part, don't make a living wage and don't last very long, with the exception of maybe 10% of them. Parts guys don't make squat. The mechanics make a good middle-class income, but that work needs to be done anyway whether at the dealership or a private shop. Also, being a mechanic these days takes an AA degree and lots of certifications.
If car companies owned the retail outlets, it would all be pretty much the same, except the owner wouldn't be getting rich. If one guy owns half the Ford dealerships in the state, how is that better than Ford Motor Co. owning them?
>"Science requires only one investigator who happens to be right, "
The one investigator publishes a paper, his work is confirmed by many others, he wins the Nobel Prize, and a new consensus is created. This differs from one loud voice who disagrees with the current consensus. For a handy metric for differentiating the two, see John Baez's Crackpot Index.
Always draw your curves, then plot your reading.
