It's just a tax in name. It's actually the government seizing 50% of the company from those that took the risk and invested in it. And after that, using its 50% share to control how that company operates. That ownership and control is essentially government controlling the means of production. I wonder what word is defined by that?
Will you receive social security or medicare? Then I have some disturbing news for you.
Had I been allowed to invest my SS taxes myself in the stock market, I'd have far, far more money for retirement than I'll receive from SS. I'd much prefer that SS did not exist. But since I had to pay in to it, I expect to get back from it.
would manage the fund and use its voting shares "to block decisions that hurt the American people and to push for policies that help them," the bill summary says
The government would in essence be in control of the operations and direction of the industry. That is Socialism. Not only that, but it would be an 'Independent' board meaning that it would not even be accountable to the voters. Like most Socialist (and Communist) systems, the unelected bureaucrats get put in charge. Democracy just exists to put in place figureheads.
It's stable and works well. It's simple for family members of varying technical ability to use on a streaming box/smart tv with a remote.
Jellyfin does try to be all these things, but is a steaming pile. When they changed their db schema a few months ago, I got completely broken. I had already been dealing with all their ancient
The problem with Euro-Socialism is that the bureaucrats fancy themselves as product designers and want to dicate product design through regulation. The problem being they have no real knowledge or skills beyond thinking they know best.
"and parents were asking the government to intervene"
How about being parents and putting rules in place with your kids? The government does not exist for parents to subcontract parenting to. Are parents afraid to be the bad person and want to just wanting to never have to say no to their kids? So, instead, they want government being the bad person?
It's a win for consumer choice, not for Trump. His policies regarding EVs are that consumers should be able to choose if they want one or an ICE vehicle. The government should not be subsidizing a product that cannot sell without the government giving a significant subsidy nor should the government be forcing a transition when EVs are not a practical option for many use cases.
I have nothing against EVs. I actually own two. But I also recognize they're not ready for mass acceptance. They need market forces to drive them to be better and become not just viable alternatives, but better alternatives.
The 'I believe in science' crowd completely dismissed the data several years ago (this is not recently discovered) when confronted with the data that particulates from combustion engines had been mostly eliminated and that most particulate pollution was actually from tires and brakes. And further, BEVs, with their higher weights, actually produced more particulate pollution than ICE vehicles. Instead, they insisted that BEVs were clean, because 'science'.
Now, the eco groups that have always been anti-car are pushing this data as BEVs have gained market share. They're never going to be happy. Bicycle tires and brakes have the same issue as well. Even the soles on our shoes. This is why every sane person needs to stop listening to the eco lobby. They're extremists that will never be happy and never look for practical balance. Reducing pollution is a good goal. Net Zero is an impractical target lest we drastically reduce human population and give up nearly all modern conveniences.
And if it's made of a material that's dry clean only? Or something that's not very durable? Not everything is practical for people in need.
The net effect of this new policy will be manufacturers doing smaller product runs and there being less available and demand for less supply will result in higher prices. Manufacturers will not want to have to deal with new rules for excess inventory, so they'll just have scarce inventory.
It's common to any large bureaucracy. Of which government is very much one. It's one very good reason why the politics of growing government bigger and bigger never accomplish anything of value beyond more government workers requiring more tax collection to pay their salaries.
The globalist progressive bureaucrats are good at one thing - pushing fear to force everyone in to the lifestyle they dictate. Likely while they continue to fly private jets while eating steak to go to their next conference.
Then don't prematurely decommission them because of a bunch of loud activists insisting you do so.
Solar and wind are not necessarily 'green' either. They both have environmental impacts. We just have to decide which impacts are acceptable and which are not. But we should not be going in to it thinking they're completely without downsides.
Because the typical consumer is going to change firmware?
I'm no the typical consumer, but the last time I tried both openwrt and tomato, they were unstable and buggy as hell.
If the federal government is far too big and ignores the will of the voters, then it needs to be destroyed and rebuilt. It needs to reflect the agenda the voters voted for, not be the 'resistance'. No one elected federal workers to resist the elected President.
"Free markets select for winning solutions." -- Eric S. Raymond
