Not just EVs, but self driving tech. BYD taking responsibility for it, while Tesla has gone to lengths to ensure it disengages milliseconds before you die, so they can blame the driver.
BYD is installing 1000kW chargers in the UK this year. For comparison the fastest Tesla chargers are less than 1/3rd of that power, and aren't even the fastest in Europe. 1000kW is to support their 5 minute recharge times.
People talk about making a 401k for everybody instead of SS, which amounts to what you are saying.
Ummm, yeah. No it doesn't. Not even remotely.
I am pretty sure the market has some limit to how much capital it can absorb and still give a good return.
You realize there is more than one market, right? There are also non-stock investments available.
A company's stock doesn't go up unless they find a useful way to make even more money out of it.
Well, you know, I guess it is a good thing that there is something called "dividends" that don't require a stock's price to increase.
I think there must be a saturation point where companies cannot find additional useful ways to expand their business with more money, especially if everybody else is too.
I think that's probably true. But someone buying a stock on the open market doesn't give a company more money to invest.
There is only so much passive investment gains (free lunch) to go around - not that the size of the pie has a hard limit, but diminishing returns.
That may be true. In the meantime, there are lots of people and organizations making money investing in stuff that HASN'T paid an 2.5% over the last who knows how long.
Hell, the stock market is good enough for govt employee pension plans to invest in.
It is good enough for the Federal Reser Board's pension plan.
It's good enough for the U.S. Air Force and Tennessee Valley Authority.
But somehow, not good enough for average workers. Funny how that works.
Ah yes. One of those. If something isn't perfect, it can't be of value and a tremendous improvement over not having that something.
Ah well.
Uh...sure man.
That's called a negative interest rate and it has already been used in various places.
The sooner the culturally inevitable decline of the US is accepted the better rest-of-world can succeed it.
It is interesting to wonder what the world would now be like if the American Revolution had never happened, and America were part of the British Empire, headed by a ruling family who claims that "god" says they have that right.
No invention of a written Constitution.
No trial of the idea of "government of the people, by the people, for the people".
No concept of "limited government",
Not all movement is progress.
It might be hard to understand until you know how much he pockets in the process.
It is insane to me that banks ever allowed access to the data for free in the first place.
I think you misunderstood my point.
I was not referring to buying competitors, or specific products, but hiring away key people while licensing the products, as described in the summary.
They could completely solve the projected shortage problem by investing the trust funds in something OTHER than special non-negotiable, super low interest govt bonds that they are required by law to be invested in.
That's just a giveaway sweetheart deal for the govt, fucking over all the beneficiaries in the process.
Imagine the improved returns if only 10% of the trust funds (which total over $3T by the way) were invested in an S&P500 index fund. It would be HUGE!!!!! But no, instead, everyone gets fucked over. Real nice.
If you or I hired a fiduciary investment advisor that put all our money in his own low interest company bonds, he would get his ass sued into oblivion, and probably be looking at some jail time. As usual for the govt, rules for thee and not for me.
The SSDI, SSI and Medicare trust funds should all be treated as sovereign wealth funds and managed accordingly, with the investment goal of maximizing returns while ensuring long-term ability to pay benefits as specified under law. The Alaska Permanent Fund provides an excellent model for doing this successfully.
There has to be an upper limit to kinetic energy.
KE = 1/2 * mvv
Stuff can't move any faster than the speed of light. So that puts a limit on velocity. A limit on velocity puts a limit on KE.
12 cameras, 5 millimeter-wave radars, and 12 ultrasonic sensors with 1-centimeter accuracy. The mid-tier God's Eye B adds a lidar sensor, while the premium God's Eye A variant features three lidar sensors for maximum precision.
Holy Jesus! It is no mystery why repair costs on new vehicles have gotten so ridiculous.
As the operator of the vehicle, you responsible for, you know.....operating it.
Why don't you fix your little problem... and light this candle? -- Alan Shepherd, the first man into space, Gemini program
