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After work tomorrow I'm heading home to my mum's house for Christmas so I probably won't get another chance to write before the New Year. I guess I just wanted to sum up the last 12 months and reflect on how amazing this year has been. Even though there were hard times, with my great aunt passing away in July, for the most part it's been the best year I've had in a while. I got a promotion and a pay rise in work as well as a big bonus which got me out of debt. I travelled to Paris in February, Portugal in June and Iceland and Berlin in October/Nov all of which were incredible experiences. My arthritis has been sleepy all year and I feel healthy and strong. I've only been to the hospital twice this year for my two check ups and been in there for a total of about 15 minutes. What a contrast to last year when I was getting meds sorted and had to be in there every few weeks!! Also, for the first time since my diagnosis, I feel free from RA in my head. Thoughts about my future with illness don't fill my every waking moment. It's wonderful and I feel so lucky to feel so well in body and in spirit. Last but not least, I have met someone wonderful and we've been going out now for 3 months. It's still very new but I'm very happy and looking forward to the New Year together and getting to know each other more. Basically...I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH LIFE. I am a lucky girl. I wish you all a great Christmas full of love, and hope for a better 2012 for us all.
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Squirrel, this is so awesome! I'm glad your arthritis is sleepy and you had an amazing year to boot.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!!
SO Happy! you have done so much! <3 :) have a Wonderful end to the year! :DReplyDelete
I'm so happy for you! I hope 2012 is just as wonderful, even better!ReplyDelete
Squirrel, what a happy, happy post! Thanks so much for sharing. A new someone in your life? That is awesome. Good for you!ReplyDelete
Happy 2012.
I'm glad your arthritis has been asleep, may it continue. Congrats on the promotion and the raise.ReplyDelete
This post was amazing!! I'm so happy that you are in a wonderful place right now :) I hope the next year and many more to come bring you much more happiness and health!ReplyDelete
Thanks guys :) hope you enjoyed the holidaysReplyDelete
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New Delhi, Feb 22: Japanese carmaker Honda will stop production and selling of its premium hatchback Jazz in India from next month till the introduction of a new generation of the model early next year.
The company is taking the step in view of the upcoming launch of its entry level sedan Amaze in April, which it expects to be a volume generator for it.
"We will have a gap in the production of the current Honda Jazz from March 2013 onwards. The next generation Jazz is planned to be introduced in India in 2014," a spokesperson of the company's Indian arm Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) said.
In view of this, the company has currently stopped taking further bookings of the Jazz, the spokesperson added.
The car is currently available in India priced between Rs 5.99 lakh and Rs 6.56 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The Jazz was launched in India in 2009 with a hefty price tag of over Rs 7 lakh.
It received tepid response from buyers following which HCIL slashed the price by up to Rs 1.6 lakh in 2011 and it has picked up sales gradually since with a waiting period of up to three months.
Till date since launch, HCIL has sold a total of 22,985 units of the Jazz in India.
Explaining the rationale behind the move to stop Jazz production and sales temporarily, the official said: "The launch of new models in 2013 has resulted in changes to our production mix at our Greater Noida plant. Depending on the market response to the new models, we will keep flexibility to make the changes in line with the demand."
HCIL plans to introduce its first diesel model Amaze in India in April. The entry level sedan qualifies for the excise duty benefit, enjoyed by small cars in India and will directly take on Maruti Suzuki's Swift DZiRE, the current undisputed segment leader.
At present, any car with a petrol engine capacity under 1,200 cc or diesel engine under 1,500 cc, but length shorter than four metres, attract an excise duty of 12 per cent.
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A long-standing tradition in South Walton, ArtsQuest Fine Arts & Music Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Produced by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) and presented by Visit South Walton and the St. Joe Foundation, ArtsQuest will be held Mother's Day weekend, May 10-12, at WaterColor Inn & Resort.
"The CAA is so proud of the evolution of the festival, which began as a small community gathering in Grayton Beach 25 years ago," said Jennifer Steele, executive director of the CAA. "Over the last two decades, the festival has outgrown locations throughout South Walton and today includes performing art, music, food, wine and special events."
As a tribute to ArtsQuest's modest beginning in Gratyon Beach, the CAA is hosting "Back To Grayton," a reunion event that brings art and music lovers back to the place where the festival started 25 years ago. Hibiscus Coffee & Guest House will host the special gathering Friday in the �Backyard of Love� and 30A Songwriters Festival audience favorite, Humming House, will take the stage to entertain the crowd.
ArtsQuest kicks off Friday evening, May 10, at WaterColor Resort Inn & Resort with 130 exhibiting artists set up throughout Cerulean and Marina Parks for the juried fine arts show. Festival attendees areinvited to explore the diverse range of mediums, while an esteemed panel of judges reviews the artwork in the categories of ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, oils & acrylics, original digital art, photography, sculpture, wood and works on paper. In all, ArtsQuest awards $10,000 in cash prizes.
"We're excited about the new location," said Steele. "The beautiful setting within the parks provides the perfect centerpiece and the festival, which will extend to the streets and unique spaces throughout WaterColor."
Art, music and culinary events will be featured throughout the festival, ensuring there is something for everyone in the family. Art workshops, including watercolor with Sharon Long and basket weaving with Carol Dickson, will be held at various times on Saturday and Sunday. Continuously throughout weekend, entertainment and live music will be featured on one of five stages. Artists will share their craft through live art demonstrations and kids are encouraged to show their creativity at art stations within ImagiNation � Where Kids Rule!
As an enhancement to the festival experience, Chan's Wine World is hosting WineQuest. With a passport in hand, wine lovers will enjoy wine and cheese pairings from five of the world's top wine-growing regions � Italy, France, Chile, Spain and South Africa. While perusing the artist booths, guests will have the opportunity to try Prosecco, Rose, Viognier, Rioja, and Spice Route Chakalaka.
As the sun sets on Saturday, "Songs on the Lawn" lights up WateColor's Marina Park with a concert under the stars. This past January, two songwriters who made their South Walton debut at the 30A Songwriters Festival are headed back for an encore performance. Cory Chisel with his musical partner Adriel Harris along with special guest, Kellin Watson, will share their blues-influenced songs within the spectacular lakeside setting. Tickets are $20 per person for general admission and VIP Tables for 10 are available for $300. Picnic dinner baskets for 10 may be pre-ordered by calling (850) 534-5003 by May 8.
ArtsQuest will take place 4-7 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free, but a $5 entry donation is suggested. Complimentary shuttle parking is conveniently located at Publix Super Market in WaterColor Crossings on CR 395. ArtsQuest is open to the public and will take place rain or shine. To learn more visit www.ArtsQuestFlorida.com or call 850-622-5970.


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I'm trying to track down a Tillin family in the 1881 census - I have them in 1871 and in 1891 but they seem to have disappeared in 1881!
The head is Edward Tillin b1829 and his wife Mary b1832. In 1881 they could have had the following children with them Frederick b1862, John b1864, Alfred b1867, Arthur b1869, Elizabeth b1871, Rosa b1874 and Florence b1877 but some of them could have been away doing other things.
I'm sort of convinced that they should be somewhere near St John the Evangelist church in East Dulwich but I can't work out which district this is on the Census! I've started to browse through the census by page but this is a slow process and gets interrupted a lot by the 21st century Tillins so I forget where I'm up to. The last address I have is the one when Florence was baptised in 1878 but I can't quite make it out - any ideas?
This is taken from the London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 collection of records on Ancestry. I've tried looking at Google maps but I can't come up with a road. Is there a website that shows London as it would look in 1881? And how do you translate a place/street to a particular district in the census?
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Wow. Interesting perspective, Terrios.
Do you honestly think suing your way to the top is the way to go?
Man, I need to get my head out of the sand and wake up.
I honestly thought businesses in America became successful because they provided good products and services. I must be ultra naive.
Obviously in America you just have to have tons of cash and throw your weight around with lawsuits to bully people out of and into everything.
What's really pathetic is some are actually buying into thinking this acceptable as a business practice.
Terrios, you obviously don't know jack about Extreme kites and their hours, call some time.
Handouts? Now you are plain looking stupid. Just not being a dic.k and not suing over WATER TIME would suffice. I don't think anyone is looking for a handout.
Are you honestly going to attempt to formulate an argument supporting a company that sues over a generic and over used term?
I am dying to hear a rational argument supporting that one.


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Consider the most efficient way of packing together equal-sized spheres and stacking close-packed atomic planes in three dimensions. For example, if plane A lies beneath plane B, there are two possible ways of placing an additional atom on top of layer B. If an additional layer was placed directly over plane A, this would give rise to the following series :
This type of crystal structure is known as hexagonal close packing (hcp).
If however, all three planes are staggered relative to each other and it is not until the fourth layer is positioned directly over plane A that the sequence is repeated, then the following sequence arises:
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I decided to start the Introduce yourself to BLSD trend again because the old one hasn't had a post since 2007.Hi, my name is Johnny. I'm a 4th year at UGA, Go Dawgs, who will be applying to law school in next fall. AA male, yes I said it, AA Male, who wants to go to law school.I've noticed that the BLS Discussion Board tends to be inactive, but maybe by introducing ourselves things will pick up. Trying to stay in Georgia for law school but considering Howard. Started UG aspiring to go into Investment Banking, but after the recession hit I did a little soul searching and decided to go to law school.
Hi, I'm an old head. I've been here since 2005. Back then, BLSD was lively and engaging. In fact, I met a lot of my classmates on this website before I even started law school. Perhaps one day it'll pick back up, but until then, I guess it is just us.
Isis- I'm think I want to get some experience in Big Law but not stay in it to long. I have so many different areas of law that attracts me that I think I will end up trying to pursue public office. The opportunity to promote change and inspire other minority guys is what really motivates me to pursue law. I know all to well about how black men fall into the system because they aren't aware of all the options that they have. I have a uncle who has recently been arrested for the death of his own baby even though the child was with its mother who lived 2 hours away. Crazyness...I'm not sure if criminal defense if right for me but legalized I feel you about the outreach/awareness programs.Its nice to meet you all. Where is everybody applying to for law school?


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I've been having problems with my Perfect Pass Wakeboard Pro on my '08 X-15 surging and/or slowing way down when I hit rollers, especially if it is multiple rollers when a couple boats pass. I went to play with the settings as suggested above to see if that would fix it and got confused. At least in wakeboard mode, mine only has KDW and not CS or NN settings. Are these other two in a different menu somewhere? Or in a mode other than wakeboard mode? Or is there a firmware update that I missed somewhere? Looking at the instructions in the pdf earlier in this thread, I've never seen that screen with CS and NN. Mine goes straight to the named riders list where only KDW is available.
If I can't get this sucker working better, I may fork out the $500 and upgrade to Stargazer so I can bypass the paddle wheel driven problems.
If your X-15 has the paddle wheel mounted the same as mine, the issue is where it is located on the hull. I was told this by the people at PP when I contacted them for guidance on the settings. Mine is by the center drain plug of the boat. So when going through rollers it is actually leaving the water and catching air. The folks at PP said it really should be more towards the stern to keep it from doing that. For me, increasing the filter factor (NN) helped reduce the issue drastically. It does however take a bit more time for the boat to settle into the correct speed.
You most likely know this. But my son would only advance the throttle to where the PP engaged. So when the boat needed to use more throttle it was not able to. I have to remind him to move the throttle a little extra forward.
I never saw those screens on my PP. On mine you only choose the mode when creating a new named rider, and when you choose wakeboard mode it only displays an option for KDW. Maybe it's buried in a menu somewhere. Or maybe once you have named rider lists you lose the ability to set NN and CS.
I need to go out one night where I can spend more time with it. Im usually monkeying with it on the water while somebody is waiting for me to be ready and I'm going from memory and don't have this forum or that PDF in front of me. If I can't find those settings in another menu, I'll try a factory reset and start for scratch.
My paddle wheel is indeed near the center drain plug. I used to never have a problem with this and initially suspected something was wrong with my paddle wheel (still possible). I think what's happened, however is that I've recently been riding with better riders who want the boat going a little faster. At 22mph and below I'm thinking that paddle wheel was less likely to come out even going through rollers, but at 23-24 it's causing much more of a problem. Hopefully I can correct this with settings. I don't want to spend the money on a Stargazer upgrade.
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I am having some of the same issues. I am not even using the specified user settings bc mine was so bad. I messed with all the numbers with a little change, but I mostly just use the RPM mode now. I am going to try some of the numbers in this thread to see if a combination of them will help the problem. I have yet to try it with ballast in the boat so that may make it even more of a headache. Only a few more weeks until I can throw the boat in the water.
2012 X2 settings
Does anyone have the settings for an x2? We run stock ballast. Thanks
CS Limts
My manual CS adjustment seems to stop at 1000. It will only go lower with the Auto Setup.
Is anyone else having this problem?
To make it work what worked best for me was to I have an ('05 X-Star with the Stargazer):
1) Weight the boat in the middle range of where your riders normally ride (for me I maxed out the weight because it seems the Perfect Pass will miss if I do setup with no weight).
2) Press the Menu and Up button at the same time to enter setup mode.
3) In setup mode edit Control Setting on this screen do the auto CS number set. You have to drive pretty consistently from about 3,000 to 4,200 RPM and then down to 3,500 or so again. Then the auto will kick in. Reduce to idle and hit MENU to save that number.
4) I next believe?!? That doing the slalom RPM settings at the different speeds may also help the setup as well??
5) Then I go back and manually adjust the KDW and the NN
Mine are:
KDW 130-140 right now
6) Man if all of this fails and U just want cruise control then just goto the Config Settings "Press the Menu and Up button at the same time" again and do "Device Testing". Setting 1.2 or 1.3 seems to be about 22 MPH for me.
Sucks that this is not easier! Really sucks that my MC dealer could not figure it out. They had me call:
Gary Allen at Perfect Pass:
8-4 est
that may be his cell so use it sparingly?!?!?
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Ha found this thread I knew I read it ahwile back and thanks to Aric for his mad search skills. I road behind goneboatn x15 and his perfect pass works way better then mine. Oh ya got the screen fixed so now it's time to try some of these setting tommorow
Have you thought of zero off. That will solve all surging issues.
I haven't got a clear story on that. I have tried turning on 3 event. And I have heard if I add the gps puck it will install, but no one can verify what I need to do. And the puck is around 800. So if I knew mor I would try. But that's my problem it over shoots 5 to 7 mph, then under another 2 mph. But I was on goneboatn x15 and he was dialed in to maybe 1 mph but I couldn't feel it
Zero off will solve that issue no problem. Your dealership should know what to do, many 2012's were switched over from pp to zero off
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With country music blaring, honky-tonk decor, and a menu stacked with smokehouse favorites, Cowboys & Rednecks (also known as CNR) is hardly shy about its theme. We half expected the hostess to greet us with a "Yeehaw!"
CNR's owner, Federal Hill resident and big-time country music fan Guy Naylor, opened the bar in late 2011, imagining that it would be a fun addition to his neighborhood. Local bar-hoppers agreed; CNR is often packed to overflowing on weekend nights.
CNR's success as a bar is uncontested, but its status as a go-to restaurant is less confirmed. Chef Shawn McClure, formerly of nearby restaurant Ryleigh's Oyster, turns out good American food, but service that's stuck in bar mode leaves the dining experience with room to improve.
On a recent Thursday night just before 7, CNR was moderately crowded with groups of friends drinking beer and eating wings. We found a seat without trouble and a jeans-and-flannel-clad waitress quickly brought us big, frosty mugs of easy-drinking, Texas-brewed Shiner Bock ($2.50 during happy hour, $5 otherwise).
Throughout the night, our waitress did an expert job keeping our icy mugs filled. She kept a close eye on our drinks, buzzing over to offer refills whenever our glasses were less than half full.
She wasn't as quick, though, to check on our food. Though it arrived from the kitchen quickly, the waitress never asked how things were, leaving us with the impression that at CNR, food comes second to beer.
That's a shame. Chef McClure's menu deserves a closer look.
Though some of the entrees seem like an odd fit for a country and western bar — ginger soy tuna? — McClure does a good job melding bar-friendly local favorites with southern spices.
An appetizer of Natty Boh-steamed mussels ($11.95) was full of kick, thanks to small rounds of spicy andouille sausage. Cooked just right, the mussels were big and plump.
Two thick slices of buttered, grilled bread laid across the bowl. We used them to sop up every bit of the buttery, spicy beer broth.
CNR has a steak on the menu every night, usually a filet or rib eye. During our visit, the 12-ounce rib eye ($17.95) was nicely marbled and cooked exactly to medium rare. Dusted with a spicy seasoning, the steak had flavor as big as Texas.
The steak came with a generous scoop of garlicky potatoes, mashed with their skins on, and fat green beans sauteed with garlic.
Both sides were cooked with care and full of flavor, leaving us with only one wish: for a bigger plate. Our petite plate was the right size for the table, but too small for all the food piled on it, making cutting and eating a challenge.
A pit beef sandwich with sweet potato tots and coleslaw ($11.95) was more manageable.
Smoked in-house, the beef was moist and tender, with subtle smoky flavor. The sandwich is served cold. It's tasty that way and easy to eat, but we wondered if a little warmth would bolster the beef's smokiness.
On the side, sweet potato tater tots were sweet and crunchy — a good match for the beef — and a tart vinegar-based slaw added welcome acidity to the plate.
After dinner, we had another beer — delivered quickly, with a smile — but when we were ready for dessert, our waitress had disappeared.
CNR listed two desserts on the menu, but no one else in the bar was indulging. We ordered one of the two sweets advertised, but a few minutes later, our waitress informed us that the kitchen didn't actually have the desserts on the menu. They did have salted caramel cupcakes from Midnite Confections Cupcakery, a nearby bakery.
Five minutes later, we started to feel guilty for ordering dessert at all, imagining someone from the kitchen sprinting down Charles Street to and from the bakery.
But when our cupcakes arrived ($5.95 for two), we forgot about the guilt. Dressed with squiggles of chocolate and caramel sauces, the cupcakes were moist and sweet, with just enough salt to offset the sugar.
Drinking at CNR was easy. The beer was cold and the mugs were always full.
Given Chef McClure's skill in the kitchen, eating should be that easy, too. If the servers gave the food the same attention they gave the beer, it would be.
Cowboys & Rednecks
Back story: Federal Hill resident Guy Naylor opened Cowboys & Rednecks in November 2011, adding country flair to the neighborhood. Chef Shawn McClure, formerly of Ryleigh's Oyster, came on board during the summer of 2012.
Parking: Street parking and West Street parking garage, 40 E. West St.
Signature dish: Try the pit beef with sweet potato tots and tart vinegar slaw. Though it is served cold, the beef is moist, with subtle smoky flavor that pairs well with the bright, crunchy slaw.
Where: 1117 S. Charles St.
Contact: 410-223-2269, cnrpub.com
Open: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily
Credit Cards: All major
Rating: * 1/2
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Worth Noting: Amanda Palmer's 'Free' Album Debuted At Number 10 On The Billboard Charts
from the oh,-look-at-that dept
And, to do it with an album that is available for free for those who want it is just as amazing. Yes, that's right, free. While there's been plenty of talk about the Kickstarter aspect, there's also the fact that she's offering it as a pure pay what you want model off of her site, where there's even a button to click to get the album for free... and this part where she explains why it's okay to get the album for free (though she wouldn't mind if you paid too...) in which she also encourages people to share it:
DEAR DOWNLOADER of MUSICBut, you know, it's impossible to make money when people share your stuff, right? Maybe if you actually spend time connecting with fans, you'll discover that they're more than happy to support you, as they're supporting Amanda.
i firmly believe in music being as free as possible. unlocked. shared and spread.
i believe that in order for artists to survive and create, their audiences need to step up and directly support them. honor system.
no judgment.
if you're broke – take it. if you love it, come back and kick in later when you have the money.
if you're rich, think about who you might be karmically covering if you really love this record.
the store below has two versions of the record. one is totally free, and one has a minimum price of $1.00 so that i can cover the cost of covering other artists' songs.
once you have it, SHARE SHARE SHARE! COPY COPY COPY! SPREAD THE EVIL!!!
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How do you find advertisers for your blog? If you've been spending a lot of time on the web, I'm sure you've stumbled across Gary Vaynerchuk aka @GaryVee on Twitter. Gary is not only the founder of a VERY successful show on the web (Wine Library tv) but he is also the author of Crush It and Thank you Economy (one of my favourite books). If you've heard of him you'll probably also know that he'll buy the NY Jets one day! 🙂
When I first saw him on Youtube, he immediately caught my attention. I like how genuinely passionate he is, and not only is he exceptional in what he does, but his honesty meant that his gutsy attitude and personality might have made some people upset. But does he care? Nope. Not one bit.
Why am I talking about Gary?
Well, I stumbled onto a video where Gary teaches how to find advertisers for your website/blog.
In this video Gary teaches you how to find advertisers by going into Google, finding those who already advertise on Google Adwords, finding their phone numbers, and CALLING THEM. Yeap, you heard that right. COLD-CALLING, there's no avoiding it.
What's great about this video is Gary does everything LIVE. You'll see how he searches contents. You'll see him calling the advertiser. You'll see how he "sells himself". Not everybody does that.
Here is the video
Of course you can still email them but I think calling is a great idea to show how serious you are compared to those crappy emails you get. (I get a couple of them weekly)
Not only does this work on advertisers, but you can use this to find sponsorships for Facebook / Twitter contests, find brands to collaborate with you on special projects, or even to promote your products.
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WINTERS — An experienced Alamo cyclist was killed Wednesday evening after being struck head-on by a hit-and-run driver in Solano County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The victim was identified as 72-year-old Dan Taylor by the Solano County Coroner's Office. The accident occurred shortly before 5 p.m. on Putah Creek Road about a mile east of Interstate 505, in an area popular with cyclists.
Taylor was cycling alone down a long stretch of road between orchards when a car crossed the eastbound lane and struck him, according CHP spokesman Officer Chris Parker.
Taylor was thrown over the vehicle before landing on the ground in an orchard, according to the CHP. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle continued traveling into the orchard and nearly hit a tree before driving off toward Winters, officials said. The vehicle is possibly a light-colored SUV, although no arrests have been made, the CHP said.
Before retiring, Taylor was a colonel in the Air Force. He had spent nearly every day cycling since retiring about five years ago, said daughter Nadia Costa.
"It was his absolute love," Costa said Thursday. "He was doing something he loved, and I just wish that the person who did this steps forward."
Taylor is survived by his wife, Glenda, four children and grandchildren.
Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact the California Highway Patrol in Fairfield at 707-428-2100.


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I think I can live like a student for 6 more years.
If you are going to a tier 2 law school, you should choose DO Bank for your loans. DO stands for drop out.You can't afford $170,000 of debt with the salaries you're going to make. See e.g. http://www.law.com/pdf/nlj/regional_NY.pdf
Even if he was not on scholarship, 170k is manageable w/o "biglaw". It might not be preferable, but it certainly is manageable considering a 30 year consolidated loan breaks down to around 1000/month. This is certainly doable on the 50k/year salary some folks will make after graduation.
It is especially doable considering what many of those same lawyers that started at 50k will making 5-10 years down


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In game one, Farmingdale beat Purchase easily 30-12, 30-7, 30-7. McLean led the team with 10 kills and senior setter Megan Cranmer (Hicksville, NY/Hicksville) finished with 17 assists.
Against Ramapo, senior outside hitter Gina Moscato (Hicksville, NY/Hicksville) tallied 14 kills and nine digs for the Rams. McLean added five blocks and seven digs. Taddeo finished the game with 34 assists and eight digs.
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Peirce Family Anecdotes about Henry Knox
Joseph Peirce founded Boston's militia grenadier company in 1772 with Henry Knox as his lieutenant. The two men kept up a correspondence after the war when both invested heavily in Maine land. And some traditions about Knox came down in the Peirce family and made their way into that magazine:
Mr. Joseph Peirce, although a merchant of Boston, had, prior to the outbreak of the Revolution, organized a company of grenadiers, which he continued to command with Henry Knox, afterward Gen. Knox, as lieutenant, down to the day on which the tea was cast into Boston harbor. The grenadier corps was one of the finest in the colonies, and being drawn up in State, then King-street, to receive the new Governor [Thomas] Gage, on his arrival from England, elicited from that officer the remark that "he did not know his Majesty had any troops in America"—a compliment to the soldierly appearance of the corps long cherished by its officers even when patriotism had led them to oppose the king's troops. Capt. Peirce was in charge of the tea ships as guard on the night previous to the appearance of those world-renowned "Indians," of whom his brother John was one. That event brought about the dissolution of the corps; but the friendship then formed between Gen. Knox and Mr. Peirce existed uninterruptedly to the death of the former, in 1806.There are two interesting anecdotes in that passage, and unfortunately they're contradictory. If the grenadier company had dissolved soon after the Tea Party in December 1773, it could not have greeted Gen. Gage when he arrived in Boston in May 1774. Furthermore, Gage was commander-in-chief of the British army in North America and knew exactly how many troops his Majesty had there.
Gage's alleged praise for the grenadiers echoes a story that evidently circulated in Maine about a British officer seeing the grenadiers and saying, "that "a country that produced such boy soldiers, cannot long be held in subjection." I doubt either version of the story is wholly reliable, but they might have had a common source in a real event.
I haven't seen any contemporaneous mention of the grenadier company dissolving shortly after the Tea Party. Rather, Boston's specialized militia companies appear to have broken up in late 1774 as the political divide widened: the Company of Cadets in August after Gage dismissed their commander, John Hancock, and the artillery train in mid-September after its cannon vanished. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, not officially part of the militia, went into abeyance late in the year. It would make sense for the grenadiers to do so as well.
The obituary went on to provide this anecdote about Henry and Lucy Knox's departure from Boston:
When Lieut. Knox, impelled by his glowing patriotism, sought to join the army of Washington, then at Cambridge, preparatory to the fight at Bunker's Hill, he had some difficulty in escaping from Boston, but he was enabled to do so through a permit obtained by Mr. Peirce for a chaise to pass the lines on Boston Neck. As he took leave of the future general, the latter remarked, "My sword-blade is thrust through the cushions on which we sit, and Lucy (his wife) has the hilt in her pocket."Again, whoever wrote this story had difficulty with chronology. The Knoxes appear to have been out of Boston by 14 May 1775. Gen. George Washington didn't arrive in Cambridge until July.
Another version of the Peirce lore appeared in print the year before, in a review of J. T. Headley's Washington and His Generals in the United States Democratic Review. The reviewer identified himself (or herself) as someone who had Joseph Peirce as a "maternal grandfather," and told readers, "we have often listened with delight to the anecdotes of Knox, told by his octogenarian commander." About the Knoxes' departure:
[Headley's] memoir remarks that Knox had some difficulty in escaping from Boston when the war broke out, and that his wife accompanied him, concealing his sword beneath her dress. This is not strictly correct. The lines as they were called, were on "the Neck," and Knox's former commander in the grenadiers having been to the lines to procure the passage of a chaise containing a nurse and child that had been in the country for its health, on his return, met Knox riding out of town. The future General remarked, "I have at last got clear, I think. My sword blade is thrust through the cushions on which we sat, and Lucy has the hilt in her pocket."In this version, Peirce didn't secure the pass that the Knoxes used; he simply met Henry after he'd exited the gates. But the quotation is the same.
The Peirce story overlaps with one recorded by Knox's first biographer, Francis S. Drake, in 1873: that Lucy smuggled out Henry's sword "quilted into the lining of her cloak." Hiding it in the cushions seems more effective. But really, swords weren't what the provincial army needed.


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TAMPA The Republican National Convention will be remembered as the convention that almost didn't happen. In the days leading up to the event in Tampa, Hurricane Isaac was forecast on a track that threatened to bring dangerous wind and heavy rain to the coastal city. In the end, the storm veered farther west and only prompted organizers to cancel the first day of activities, Monday, August 27. But the uncertainty about the weather created headaches for planners and vendors who had spent months creating events and accommodations to welcome and entertain the 50,000 delegates, media, V.I.P.s, and visitors to town.
One company directly affected by the weather concerns was Karl's Event Services, which had contracts to erect more than 128,000 feet of tenting and temporary structures around Tampa for clients such as Fox News, Bloomberg, Jamestown Entertainment, and the convention organizing committee. We spoke to Austin Walker, national accounts manager for Karl's, about the work they did and the lessons they learned.
One of your biggest clients was the Committee on Arrangements for the Republican National Committee, which was the group that managed the convention. Tell us about that.
They wanted to make it so when any delegate got off the bus and had to walk from the metal detector tent all the way to the Tampa Bay Times Forum, they didn't want them exposed not only to rain but sun and heat and the elements of Florida weather. We constructed and designed this complex of walkways that would lead from all the bus stops to the Forum. That ended up being about 3,250 linear feet, about three-quarters of a mile of temporary walkway. Nobody in the country had that sort of inventory of walkway. We put in a huge capital expenditure to purchase this inventory new for this event.
You built these tented walkways all around downtown Tampa, but then they were damaged about a week before the convention opened, and that had nothing to do with Hurricane Isaac.
The Monday before the convention, I got a call at about 11 o'clock at night and they say, "We think you need to come down to Tampa. We hear that all the tents in front of the convention center have been ripped to shreds and are in the street." I get there and a microburst [a tornado-like burst of air] has gone through downtown Tampa right at the forum and has ripped about 25 percent of the project to shreds. It had ripped the vinyl, it had mangled the metal. It was mind-boggling. All of these tents were weighted the way they should have been. It was a freak storm. I woke all of our crew up and stayed down there with them and we pretty much cleaned up as much as we could. By 7 a.m. we had the whole site cleaned, and we got it back in a position where whoever was coming in would only see a job site in progress. It didn't look like anything happened.
By the time you got those tents fixed midweek, Hurricane Isaac was becoming a legitimate threat. What then?
We have a safety and compliance expert on staff. He flew into town, and we established what our policies would be for all of our clients. In our contracts we always state at what point the structure or tent should be evacuated and at what point the structure or tent, per the engineering documents, is most likely going to fail. It is a huge gap in between those because we always want to err on the side of safety. We had conference calls with every single one of our clients and emailed out spec sheets on how and when to evacuate the structures. We wanted to make sure every single client was very aware that this is your call, but this is what we are going to tell you should be done to keep everyone safe.
When did you make the decision to pull the tents?
Once we knew Tampa went under a tropical storm warning Saturday night, that's when we made the call to take all the vinyl off of the walkway tents. Tents can fail sooner than structures. I went to Tampa with our executive team, and we decided to take it all off. The structures were still going to be intact because we were not expecting hurricane-force winds. We just secured them, put in extra straps and weights to hold them down.
The worst of the wind and rain was on Sunday, August 26, and early Monday, August 27, in Tampa. You had very little time to get the walkways back up before the convention opened, a day late, on Tuesday.
We put everything back up late Monday night into Tuesday morning. I met our crew in the middle of the night and we just went at it. We dispatched a caravan of seven trucks carrying materials and labor. We worked from midnight till 11 in the morning. We started with getting all the walkways back together from the forum out on the first night. Then Tuesday night we worked all through the night to get the rest of it done. By noon on Wednesday [August 29], we were all finished with the original scope of work.
What did you learn from this experience?
At the end of the day it was a good exercise for us to see how fast we can react to a storm like this. Part of our company is disaster-relief. We have a whole branch that specializes in immediate response. We have trucks of cots and shower trailers, bathroom trailers. We can build a base camp at the flip of a switch. But we don't get to practice those skills on the corporate and social event side. So in that sense it was good for us as a team to learn from that.
As much as you sit at your desk and you wonder, "How upset is my client going to be when I say we have to take everything down when it might, potentially could, may be a storm?" It's always better to err on the side of safety. All that anxiety that comes with breaking that news to your client—once the client hears that come out in your voice, they are relieved to hear you are caring and you are watching them and you have the ability to take it all down and put it all back up to make sure nobody gets hurt. I'd never been put in the position of having to make these emergency calls to a client, so that was a big lesson for me. It showed me your clients really do understand emergency situations, and they are just as willing to err on the side of safety and caution as you are as the vendor.


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A few thoughts I had tonight, formatted into a poem with no title:
Last year's Mothers Day
Was very bitter sweet
We were 2 weeks out 'til baby boy
And my heart was at my feet
Anything could've happened,
My mind was running wild.
The unknown so unsettling,
Yet we were so close to a child.
I celebrated Mothers Day
With precaution, hope, and joy.
It wasn't sad like years before
Because we almost had our boy.
I wanted to enjoy it
For the first time as a wife.
So the day before, I worked and cleaned,
And pondered on my life.
As I scrubbed the bathroom,
I thought of motherhood,
And as I swept and mopped my floors
I dreamed of all things good.
I planned for perfect days to come
With toys and walks and fun.
And all the while I washed and scrubbed
'Til my job was finally done.
I sat back and admired the house
I'd just spruced unto a home.
Then kicked back and waited patiently
For Mothers Day to come.
And it did, it came and went
With flowers, cards, and all.
But looking back on that day
There isn't much that I recall.
I know my house was spotless
Everything put away.
But nothing else stands out to me
About that Mothers Day.
Fast forward one whole year to now,
My word, how life as changed.
We've moved across the country
My whole life's been rearranged.
But perhaps the greatest change of all
Is sleeping in his bead.
With a lamb and blanket by his side
Sweet dreams filling his head.
I look at him with Mothers Day
Coming in the morn',
And my the difference he has made
Just by being born.
Instead of a picture perfect house
With nothing out of place,
Tonight the pile of laundry
Could reach to outer space.
And rather than a dish-rack full
Of sparkling silverware
My kitchen has exploded and
There are green beans in my hair.
The bathroom in and of itself
Is a special work of art.
The floor is wet, the counter and the sink,
Well I can't tell them apart.
The family room's another story
Strewn with books and toys.
I've tripped in there 5 times today
On a dumb toy that makes noise.
To sum it up, my house is gross
Nothing like last year.
But a filthy house means more to me,
Because it means that Nolan's here.
Toys left out, train tracks around
And books left on the rug,
Means that we got to read and play today
Which means I got a hug.
Suds and water on the floor,
Of a bathroom filled with grime,
Means we splashed and laughed and made a mess,
And that's worth all the slime.
And my dirty kitchen, though disturbing
Tells a story too, you know.
Of a full tummy, and a smiling face,
As he tastes some cookie dough.
So when I look back, one year ago
To a childless Mothers Day
And how I thought I'd done alright
Because my house looked fresh as day.
I get a tad bit jealous,
That my home had circumspection,
But all it takes, is one looks around
To know that this life is perfection.
I'd never trade a dusted shelf
For my play dates with my boy.
And between the two, a crisp made bed,
Is second to that noisy toy.
There's more to life than ironed shirts,
And gourmet dinners in the oven.
There are games to play, books to read,
And an awful lot of lovin'.
So as I look around tonight
At my home in disarray,
I know that tomorrow, without a doubt,
Will be the best 1st Mothers Day.
Today is Birth Mothers Day. Where would I be today without the amazing birth mothers in the world? For starters I wouldn't have 2 of the greatest men I know as my brothers. And, I wouldn't have Nolan. Those are thoughts that are almost unbearable, and I owe so much to the amazing, strong, selfless women that birth mothers are.
Happy Birth Mothers Day, Kenz. You are the woman that made me a mother, and you are the best birth mother a Nolan could have. We love you to the moon and back.


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Thanks for all of your great comments on Monday's Dance Off post. It was close, but I beat Anita! I was worried, because I forgot to wear my white glove for the dance. More dance challenges September-December!
Have you seen Heather Kelly's new Twitter Game? She is posting fun writerly hashtags for us to tweet. Yesterday's was #dontwakemeamwriting . Looking forward to the next one! Watch for the next Twittergame hashtag posted on blogs and of course Twitter. If you can't find the game, seek these ladies on Twitter: Heather (@HeatherGKelly), Kris (@KristineAsselin), Laura (@laurapauling),me (@kellypolark), Tina (@tinalaurellee), and Anita (she needs to get her butt on Twitter soon)!
Come play with us!
Oh my heck! You can read the first two chapters of Possession by Elana Johnson on her website! Awesome! And now I'm really anxiously awaiting the book release!
And guess what? Carolina Valdez Miller has an ARC of Possession to give away on her blog! I'm entering by golly, are you? Go to http://www.carolinavaldezmiller.com/ to enter!
I just started reading James Kennedy's The Order of Odd-Fish. Quirky and funny so far just as I figured because James is quite witty, too.
Have you heard of the band Sixx AM? Their hit "Life is Beautiful" was 2008's most played rock song. Motley Crue's bassist Nikki Sixx teamed up with guitarist DJ Ashba and lead singer James Michael for their second album, This is Gonna Hurt which released Tuesday. Nikki also released a book of "photography, music and life" with the same name last month. Singer James Michael had a Q&A on Facebook and I asked him what his favorite band to see live was. His answer: Papa Roach! One of my fave bands to see live! They are so energetic!
Here is Sixx AM's single "Lies of the Beautiful People." Photos from Nikki's book are featured in the video.
It's okay to be different.


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Riyadh: Argentina laboured to a goalless draw against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, as the likes of Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero struggled to showcase their talents.
Albiceleste coach Alejandro Sabella will be unable to take many positives after his men turned in a dour display, not least because they appeared short of ideas in trying to carve open the Saudi back-line.
Messi drew a smart save from goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah with a curling shot from 20 yards, after some neat link-up play with Aguero early on, but it was the hosts who came closest to breaking the deadlock on 19 minutes, only for Naser Al-Shamrani to shoot tamely at Sergio Romero.
The visitors constantly looked for a killer ball through or over the Saudi defence, but more often that not either Messi or Aguero were caught offside.
And the home team thought they had taken a shock lead when Mohammad Al Sahlawi headed in Saud Kearairi`s free kick at the far post, only to be flagged offside.
Again the Albiceleste tried the long ball over the top and again they were unsuccessful, so Messi took it upon himself to try a change of tact moments later. The No.10 ran straight at the heart of the Saudis, but his ball to the left was too strong for Angel Di Maria to catch.
The South Americans twice went close five minutes before the break, first when Pablo Zabaleta`s low shot was comfortably saved, and then when Messi got to the byline, but the Barcelona man was unable to cut the ball back to Eduardo Salvio. Di Maria did break the offside trap following another direct pass, this time from Javier Mascherano, but he was flagged anyway.
Within a minute of the restart Messi was picked out with another ball over the top, but he was tackled in the nick of time by Yasir Al-Shahrani.
Five minutes later, the Barca man sent a curling free kick narrowly over the crossbar, but again the Argentines fell back into their slow rhythm and seemed happy to pass the ball between the defenders and midfielders.
And they were almost made to pay after 65 minutes when Yasser Al Qahtani was first denied by the out-rushing Romero and then Fabricio Coloccini, who turned away the attacker`s weak follow-up effort on the line.
Soon afterwards, Romero was the hero once more when he raced from his goal to again thwart Al Qahtani, who had ran straight through the Argentine defence. Straight down the other end, half-time substitute Franco Di Santo was denied by Wahleed at his near post.
Argentina created their first real chance of the evening with 13 minutes on the clock, but Di Santo headed the ball well over the crossbar from Di Maria`s cross. Moments later, Aguero turned the ball around the corner for Messi on the edge of the box, but the latter was denied again by Waleed Abdullah.
Di Santo once more showed that the international stage is still beyond his capabilities when he fired well off target with four minutes on the clock.
But the Argentines should have had a penalty in the fourth minute of added time when the referee awarded a free kick on the edge of the area, despite the fact that Abdullah`s challenge was at least a couple of yards inside the box.
Aguero bent his shot wide, and the final whistle was duly called on an embarrassing night for Argentina, who have a vast amount of work to do as they build towards the 2014 World Cup.


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Longtime Pocono resident Harold R. Bixler died peacefully May 5, 2013, at the age of 78.
Professionally, Mr. Bixler was once a teacher. Further on in his career, he worked in the construction field, where he eventually opened his own construction business, specializing in historic renovations.
Dedicated to his community, he was a volunteer fireman with the Barrett Township Fire Company for more than 50 years. He lived in Barrett Township, Monroe County, until the last two years of his life, when he relocated to Leesburg, Fla.
He was born in Reading in 1934, and moved to Cresco with his family as a young child. Harold graduated from Barrett High School and attended Penn State University, where he studied mechanical engineering.
After graduation, he married Hettie C. (Jones) Bixler and was married to her for nearly 52 years. They had three children together: Tim Bixler, Shari Bixler Gross and Amy Bixler. They have four grandchildren: Tara Gross, Alexandria Gross, Margaret "Maggie" Bixler and Emily Bixler.
Harold's enjoyments included hunting, bowling and golfing. His commitment to family and community was evident and strong. He lived his life with integrity and bravery.
There will be a memorial service at noon Sunday, May 26, at Canadensis United Methodist Church, with the Rev. George Alt officiating. Burial will follow at Seese Hill Cemetery, Canadensis.
In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances may be made to Barrett Township Fire Company, P.O. Box 1, Buck Hill Falls, PA 18323.
William H. Clark Funeral Home
1003 Main St., Stroudsburg
Harold R. Bixler
Longtime Pocono resident Harold R. Bixler died peacefully May 5, 2013, at the age of 78.


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by Mike Masnick
Wed, May 4th 2011 9:56am
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Pickle Monger points us to the news that some Utah legislators are hoping pass new laws to add an extra fee for owners of hybrid and electric vehicles. The complaint is that those people don't spend as much (if anything) on gas, and thus don't pay gas taxes. Of course, they're also not polluting the air quite as much, which was part of the point. The article notes that other states are considering similar taxes and fees on those who buy such cars. It's as if politicians don't recognize how incentives work...
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Ccomp5950 (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 9:38amin Utah the gas taxes are earmarked for road maintenance. I can understand "oh they aren't paying their fair share of taxes on the wear they create on roads." and true, they are not if they have to purchase less gas.
However like you said there is good reason to incentivize hybrids.
The question then is, how much more tax should they pay? Should they be charged at the same rate as a fully loaded full size truck would if it purchased fuel for 20,000 miles per year? I would think not, most hybrids are smaller vehicles and create less wear on roads.
The smart move would be to increase the tax on diesel in the state and let the increase in prices it creates trickle down evenly to customers. Companies will pass on their expenses to customers and it is a lot less hassle then trying to find that demarcation line where hybrids should pay.
magnafides, 4 May 2011 @ 10:13am
Re:Increase the tax on diesel? That makes about as much sense as taxing hybrids.
Diesel is already insanely expensive, due to the increased refining cost associated with stricter emissions standards put in place by the government.
Also, you seem to imply that businesses are the only ones who use diesel in their vehicle which is, to put it nicely, an "uninformed" point of view. When I (an individual) bought my clean diesel vehicle in May 2009, the fuel was 17c CHEAPER than low-grade gasoline, now it's somewhere between mid-grade and premium. Now you think I should be taxed additionally?
Ccomp5950 (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 10:25am
Re: Re:Yes, I do. Diesel is already taxed a penny less in the majority of states than gasoline. If given the choice I would increase the Diesel tax by 2 cents if I absolutely had to have the tax revenue in that manner. I'm not sure how Utah taxes are controlled or if it's just at the whim of the legislature. This wouldn't be passed onto farmers and other groups that pay a lower tax on diesel. Say you go through 80 gallons a month you'd see an increase of a dollar and 60 cents per month. This is probably a good estimate for home users. Where as businesses with fleets of vehicles and 18-wheelers will bear the brunt of the tax burden and will either eat it or pass it onto their customers.
Admittedly there will be secondary "taxes" beyond the 1.60 you see, in the form of higher cost of goods that need transport being passed onto you but if you think the cost of a value meal at McDonalds per month is too much to pay for road upkeep, you need to quit watching Glen Beck.
All in all we're both paying somewhere around 50-70 cents per gallon (if you exclude sales tax in your state) on gas and diesel in the form of taxes.
The other option is increase other taxes. But government services cost money, expect to pay taxes in some form or another.
Jay (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 10:52am
Re: Re: Re:Now think about this...
Diesel is an offshoot of making gasoline. Effectively, you're asking people to be taxed for a product cheaply made.
This doesn't begin to describe the other avenues of taxation that make no sense, such as making biofuel (when does it make sense to turn your food into a car fuel?).
Just because hybrids are using less gas doesn't mean the money saved (consumer surplus) isn't being used elsewhere. Hybrids are still more expensive than regular cars, and the money from gas goes into higher electricity costs in terms of electric cars. There could be better ways to tax than saying "hybrids should pay more for the same roads" as your argument seems to imply.
Ccomp5950 (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:00am
Re: Re: Re: Re:The "Money is used elsewhere and taxed accordingly" thought never crossed my mind. I soon forget it's a zero sum game, well if you exclude the possibility of it sitting in a savings account for years.
Jay (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:20am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:Bad wording on my part:
"Just because hybrids are using less gas doesn't mean the money saved (consumer surplus) isn't being used elsewhere."
Should read:
"Just because hybrids are using less gas, doesn't mean the money saved isn't being TAXED elsewhere [through other goods]."
Personally, I don't see why having money in a savings account is necessarily a bad thing. My argument is more about being very careful about taxing hybrids for "not using enough gas". It's sending the wrong signals in Utah and might just backfire.
CommonSense (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 1:42pm
Re: Re: Re: Re:Not to go off topic, but "(when does it make sense to turn your food into a car fuel?)"
How about when that 'food' is getting thrown away, and the producers of that food are being paid to throw it away, instead of put it to use? That's what some of the subsidies for our farming industry do essentially, pay the farmers to throw it out. Sure, maybe sending it to a third world country to feed starving children would be the best option for it, but I'd say turning it into a car fuel is still far far better than absolutely wasting it.
Joe Publius (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 2:16pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:Considering what commodities prices, and grocery prices in general, have been like the past couple of years, I'm sure they could find a market for their goods if they're not into charity.
Heck I live in an Ag state, and I can't help but think that our farm subsidies are losing their use.
Jay (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 4:33pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:Problem is, in every way, through chemical bonds, through cost, and overall output, biofuels really don't work out to a cost-effective alternative fuel.
The need for subsidies, as CS points out above me, just don't add up. I'm willing to bet that if you take away the subsidies, the market would take care of itself.
Cynyr (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 4:45pm
Re: Re: Re: Re:
This doesn't begin to describe the other avenues of taxation that make no sense, such as making biofuel (when does it make sense to turn your food into a car fuel?).
Not all bio fuel is made from food plants(just the inefficiently produced biofuel), and it doesn't even need to compete with food growing land.
The problem here is that very little of the general tax fund is making it's way to roads. So when you have a high MPG car, you pay less tax per mile.
A simple solution would move to requiring odometer readings when you get new tags, and taxing you based on the offset. If you sold a car it would then be taxed based on the mileage on it when the new owner gets tags, and would be based on the mileage shown on the title/bill of sale. Odometers are already devices you can not legally tamper with in most of the USA. Grade the tax rate by making some weight classes, and the more it weighs the more per mile it pays. I'm thinking weight is major factor in road wear.
Any Mouse (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 4:44pm
Re: Re: Re:If you actually did the research, you would see that diesel is taxed as much or more in most states than gasoline. Perhaps the federal tax is lower? The state taxes are not.
Also, if you truly believe that fuel taxes are used solely on roads, then you're sadly mistaken. Just because it is earmarked as suck does not mean they do not 'borrow' from that revenue, and then fail to pay it back in.
Ccomp5950 (profile), 6 May 2011 @ 11:07am
Re: Re: Re: Re:I actually did the research, the problem is I mixed up the columns, you are correct diesel is taxed 1-2 cents more than gasoline in most areas.
As for the use of taxes in other areas than road maintenance, I can't prove a negative, so I'll agree it's probably happened.
Diesel "Clean" Give it up, 4 May 2011 @ 11:06am
Diesel TaxActually they should stop subsidizing corn production that creates gasoline price fixing and the non-diesel cost would go up and diesel would again be the cheapest fuel alternative. My VW TDI gets 50 MPG and I drive it 30k miles a year it is the cost of doing business.
Maybe we need a federal road tax for people with registered vehicles and based on the weight of the vehicle determines the amount you pay plus the number of miles that you drive.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 12:31pm
Re: Diesel TaxMost states already have a road tax, typically called registration. In NY state it is around $98 every two years.
Using a little fuzzy math, that comes out to 3 cents per gallon if you drive 10,000 miles per year, get 30 miles to the gallon, and gas cost ~$4.00 per gallon (which is currently true).
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 5 May 2011 @ 3:14am
Re: Re:
Diesel is already insanely expensive, due to the increased refining cost associated with stricter emissions standards put in place by the government.
Couldn't resist this one... insanely expensive? Ha! ha! hahaha! haha! haha! haa! haaa! hahaha! aaaaaaa! *thump*
US Diesel cost seems to be around $4.20 a gallon? UK Diesel cost currently around $8.92 per gallon (US). NOW talk to me about "insane".......
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 10:16am
Re:"in Utah the gas taxes are earmarked for road maintenance"
In many places they are. I would prefer to see these taxes placed on something else besides gasoline, though - both because of the hybrid/EV issue and because of gasoline purchases that don't go into a car (lawnmowers, backup generators, etc). I know you can't put the tax on registration because you want something that reflects vehicular usage. Perhaps on tires? They have to be replaced in proportion to their usage.
Might stimulate the hovercraft industry as well, which would be a big step towards getting my flying car.
Simon, 4 May 2011 @ 11:02am
Re: Re:Tires would be a bad idea. Enough people drive with dangerous tires as it is - anything that is likely to encourage this would not be good.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 11:31am
Re: Re: Re:True. Hadn't thought about that one.
pixelpusher220 (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 12:30pm
Re: Re:If only cars had some device to track how much they used... ;-)
As we move to both more efficient and other fuel sources for transportation, the revenue from the gas tax will decrease.
In this sense increased taxing of vehicles that will use less gasoline makes sense. But only in that sense. How much do you tax a fully electric car? Infinity dollars?
We need to tax based on actual usage. Miles driven. Certified odometer reading
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 12:33pm
Re: Re: Re:Does that apply to buses?
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 12:54pm
Re: Re: Re:"We need to tax based on actual usage. Miles driven. Certified odometer reading"
This would probably have to be implemented at the federal level to address miles driven in other states. My inlaws live in Michigan .5 miles north of the Ohio border and do the vast majority of their driving in Ohio. Lots of other border communities across the country would face this issue too.
Beta (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 9:39pm
Re:"...the gas taxes are earmarked for road maintenance..."
What exactly does that mean? As I understand it, the road maintenance budget is not equal to the gas tax revenue; the legislature routinely draws off "surplus" funds, or adds money from the general fund. And they know the previous year's revenue when they make these decisions, so all they're doing is deciding on a budget and then doing some arithmetic for the press releases.
I've heard about "earmarks" like this in many contexts, and as far as I can tell they mean nothing at all, they just suggest a link where none exists. (This is why I am not swayed by arguments of the form "let's impose a tax on X and earmark the money for Y", where Y is something I'm supposed to like.)
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 10:07amCurious why high mileage vehicles, many of which exceed hybrids, are not covered as well? After all, they also use less "gas". "Gas" is in quotes because I do not equate the term with the gas/ethanol mixtures now being passed off as gasoline.
pixelpusher220 (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 10:49am
Re:The tax on gasoline is an approximation on usage since the amount of usage is directly tied to how much gasoline is consumed.
As you say it's not a perfect approximation since higher MPG vehicles use less gasoline. They also generally are lighter than other vehicles so they cause less wear and tear on the roads.
That said, the proper way to do this is to tax vehicles on the *actual* mileage used. Which conveniently we have in an odometer on the vehicles themselves :) Simply report miles driven, via certified mechanic, and you pay a certain tax on your tax bill. Can even adjust it for type of vehicle since heavy trucks cause more damage.
The big problem is the gov't is thinking about putting GPS in every car to do this. Completely unnecessary intrusion in to tracking every vehicle on every road at every second. What we need is the miles driven, not a detailed listing of where everybody went.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 11:00am
Re: Re:And if I drive mostly on private roads? Or on a race track? Oh wait, gas tax works the same way...
pixelpusher220 (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:12am
Re: Re: Re:How much of the annual miles driven in the US comes from driving on private roads or race tracks? I'd bet it's negligible in comparison to the total.
So what was your point again?
John Gardner (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 1:14pm
Re: Re: Re: Re:Let's say I live in MA or NJ and spend the great majority of my commute driving on the local Turnpike. That is essentially a private road to which I'm paying more money to access. Should I still be taxed on mileage driven?
The fact is there's very little chance for a silver bullet to exist and any tax will adjust incentives and therefore behavior.
The Groove Tiger (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 1:19pm
Re: Re: Re:Most high performance cars (the kind that drive on a racetrack) get horrible gas mileage. So actually shifting the tax from gas to actual mileage would actually save them money.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 10:17am
Chicago city stickers could cost more for SUVs, less for hybridsChicago seems to have the right idea. Penalize gas guzzlers, heavier vehicles, incentivize hybrids.
Owners of gas-burning cars that weigh more than 4,500 pounds -- such as sport-utility vehicles -- would increase $35 to $155, and trucks tipping the scales at more than 16,000 pounds would go up $35 to $455.
Electric cars, meanwhile, would get city stickers for free as part of the plan. Small hybrids would go down to $25 annually, and larger hybrids would be $65.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2011/04/chicago-city-stickers-could-cost-more -for-suvs-less-for-hybrids.html
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 10:23am
Re: Chicago city stickers could cost more for SUVs, less for hybridsI assume that's their vehicle registration costs? (didn't read the article). That's a lot of money just to register the vehicle in their city! It this happens, I expect a lot of large vehicle owners to start registering in nearby Wisconsin, especially since a lot of them own property up north anyway...
Their heart is in the right place though.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 10:54am
Re: Re: Chicago city stickers could cost more for SUVs, less for hybridsCorrect, It is for registration/vehicle sticker. The State of Illinois does not have a vehicle/property tax. Simply annual registration. Granted the cost for a passenger car is only $99, and a semi-trailer is a over $2,000.
Any Mouse (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 4:58pm
Re: Re: Re: Chicago city stickers could cost more for SUVs, less for hybridsJebus. That's near twice what it is in my area of Ohio. And they want to raise it? Nuts to that. Time to move.
Squirrel Brains (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 10:34am
Re: Chicago city stickers could cost more for SUVs, less for hybridsLet's not forget that Illinois has a 10% tax on gas already. If hybrids start making a serious inroad on that source of revenue, the Illinois legislature will create a new tax faster than you can say, "Will someone please think of the environment?"
A Dan (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 10:23am
ObviousIf they're looking to pay for road maintenance, make the fee based on the weight of the car. That's what really contributes to road wear, so why not charge in direct proportion to the cost of repairs?
If you want to actually incentivize hybrids, give them a credit on their registration or excise tax or whatever the state or town does.
Make it all transparent, not hidden, costs. Is that too much to ask?
Gwiz (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 12:45pm
Re: ObviousIf they're looking to pay for road maintenance, make the fee based on the weight of the car.
Actually, my state (Michigan) used to charge for vehicle registration based on weight. Somewhere in the 80's it was changed to a percentage of the BlueBook value of the vehicle because vehicles were getting smaller and lighter after the 70's energy crisis.
Never made much sense to me. Do newer or more expensive cars wear on the roads more than a 4,000lb Galaxy 500 land yacht from the 60's? I doubt it.
Beta (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 9:47pm
Re: Re: ObviousThis neatly gives the lie to the argument that the purpose of the tax is to maintain the roads.
"We're going to tax your vehicles by weight, because heavier vehicles damage the roads more."
"Oh look, our cars are getting lighter, good news, right? This means we won't pay much tax?"
"Uh, forget the weight, we're going to tax your cars based on something that's going up, because... because... oh, let's see..."
Anonymous Coward, 5 May 2011 @ 12:17am
Re: Obviousit's not the weight. It's a combination of friction and use. a smart system would use weight as a multiplier for a formula based on distance.
then you would also have to account for emissions (which should be measured rather than inferred via fuel input).
so you would pay something like $= f(weight, distance, emissions)
you should probably account for fuel production emissions as well. which means coal consumer electric *may* incur a penalty. PV electric not so much (for simplicity, emissions should be limited to fuel production+delivery which for solar is 0, and generator production+delivery)
But if someone was taxing me for using less gasoline then i'd be tempted to deliver my vehicle to them personally, at high speed. for a really close up discussion (once i backed up) of how stupid they're being.
they are using the wrong formula for funding their roads.
jsl4980 (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 10:24amGasoline taxes are supposed to go toward road maintenance, they're not a punishment for pollution. That's one of the reasons state governments are looking to tax you on your mileage which will probably be in addition to the gas tax; doubt they'd ever get rid of a tax.
Re:Last time the IRS tried to require a log book on mileage congress told them to shut up, sit on their thumps and spin.
Now you know why vehicles are so easily deductible on your taxes for business use.
Re: Re:oh the point: I believe state governments will do just as well with their requirements for mileage.
Any Mouse (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 5:01pm
Re: Re:Wouldn't be that hard to do without a log book. Require yearly inspections, and mark odometer numbers down. I realize some people can and do roll that thing back, but they're often caught out when they sell the vehicle.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 10:25amFrom personal experience, it's not the tire wearing the road down so much as weather/soil changes that destroy the roads. Although really heavy vehicles do compress the soil more to damage the road, but besides that, this smells of someone making a money grab because their kickback was smaller, not an issue of fairness.
Chosen Reject (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 10:28amWait, they already offer a tax break if you buy an alternative fueled vehicle, or convert you car to one.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 10:33amThe complaint is that those people don't spend as much (if anything) on gas, and thus don't pay gas taxes.
Welp, time to save money by trading my hybrid for an SUV.
Matt N, 4 May 2011 @ 10:37amSo, I live in Utah, and the problems with this are obvious:
I used to commute to work on a motorbike and I would get 60MPG. Under this sort of standard I should be penalized to the point where my gas costs are the same as every else's because I am not paying my fair share.
By this standard, also, if I drive a gas-guzzling Maibastu Monstrosity and get 3MPG, I should be give a tax incentive to bring my gas prices DOWN so that I pay the same average as everyone else because at this point I am paying MORE than the median and more than mu fair share.
This is all, of course, lunacy.
If they really think that all road users should pay equally there is only one fair way of doing it:
A) drop the gas tax completely for everyone.
B) have a sliding scale as to the cost of yearly registration based on miles driven previously. More miles, more cost.
Now, I am not advocating that either, but to get the effect they want that is really the only fair way.
Dave, 4 May 2011 @ 10:42am
Re:Our biggest problem is most of our lawmakers in Utah are idiots, yet still get elected. Not sure how to fix that. I don't vote for them.
Squirrel Brains (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 10:42am
Re:Or make every road a toll road. Pay when you drive on it.
Chris Rhodes (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:00am
Re: Re:I support this. Remove all these indirect taxes and just tax people for what they actually use.
pixelpusher220 (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:57am
Re: Re: Re:Papers please comrade.
Tolls everywhere means tracking everywhere. Unless you want toll booths staffed by actual human beings, thus removing any cost savings.
Directly tax miles driven via certified odometer readings.
Squirrel Brains (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 2:38pm
Re: Re: Re: Re:I don't think that would solve the problem, unless you trust your police and legislators. A certified odometer would be susceptible to tracking as well.
Rich Fiscus (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:03am
Re:A motorcycle is completely different. It uses less gas because it's lighter. That also means it puts less wear on the roads.
Cynyr (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 5:07pm
Re:not really because it would not be a flat $2/mile for all cars.
your motorbike (very light, a few hundred pounds) might pay $0.20/mile, while a civic might pay $1/mile, and a "gas-guzzling Maibastu Monstrosity that gets 3MPG" might pay $5/mile.
so no, it could be worked to be fairly equivalent lent to the current fuel taxes. or for that matter punish larger cars more.
HrilL, 4 May 2011 @ 10:47am
They should be taxedI'm all for less polluting and having incentives for people to get hybrids and EVs but why should they not have to cover the costs of roads. The roads in our country and already some of the worst and these states don't have the extra money to keep them up. If you're driving on the roads then you need to pay for that.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:41am
Re: They should be taxedbut why should they not have to cover the costs of roads.
Strawman. No one is saying they shouldn't be taxed. Mike is saying making hybrid owners pay more because they use less gas is getting the incentives backwards.
There are intelligent ways for lawmakers to make sure that those who drive on the roads pay their fair share for road maintenance. As other commenters have said basing it on vehicle weight or mileage driven makes much more sense.
Anonymous Coward, 20 May 2011 @ 11:04am
Re: Re: They should be taxed"intelligent" and "lawmakers" in one sentence, when the one is not in reference to "lack of" in the other? LOL That is always hilarious when I see it.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 10:48amSo does this mean we have to pay taxes for things that we don't use now? Your Government is taking you for a ride!!
Cynyr (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 5:08pm
Re:like the roads? ohh wait a Prius still uses those...
Taxing electric and hybridIf you try to walk I will tax your feet.... cause I'm the tax man.
They give�th away with incentives (tax credits) and take�th away with taxes.
When will those idiots disengage from the large corporations that control them. Those idiots are nothing but puppets of Big Oil, and the governments that support the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11. The same governments that have killed thousands of our citizens and well as millions of their own people.
When will those idiots ever learn, and let America once and for all be independent of those murderous corporations and shady kingdoms and dictatorships
Rich Fiscus (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 10:58amAs others have stated, gas taxes are for road maintenance, not pollution. As to the suggestion that gas guzzling vehicles get taxed higher, they already do. They use more gas, resulting in higher taxes.
Tax pedestrians and Bicyclists MoreThese people are getting free use of our roads! They need to be taxed heavily.
Chris Rhodes (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:01am
Much Like . . .. . . how we pump billions into new fuel sources and yet subsidize gas companies at the same time.
Qritiqal (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:10am
how about a tax on telecommuters?Don't drive to work at all? WE MUST PUNISH YOU.
Don't buy enough products (thus paying sales tax)? WE MUST PUNISH YOU.
Why doesn't the government just take our entire income and then give us each back what it thinks we should be allowed to have?
Stop communism now. Don't vote Liberal.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 11:47am
Re: how about a tax on telecommuters?I find it funny how people throw around the word communism on everything they feel to be different or bad.
Chris in Utah (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 2:05pm
Re: Re: how about a tax on telecommuters?There's a demotivational for that entitled Your using that word but I'm pretty sure you don't know what it means. Then the hilarity ensues when on the same ring of cheeseburger they have the dedicated trolls and the anti-political comments.
Old Fool (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:19amIsn't the incentive the money and power of the oil companies?
I'm sure they would be generously inclined towards any who 'helped' them.
P.S. I'm a very suspicious person.
Thomas (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:35am
Leave it to politicians...To give more incentives NOT to save energy. Next there will be a tax on recycling. Or perhaps a tax on energy efficient light bulbs. Or maybe an extra tax on bicycles since they don't pay gas taxes either. Maybe they should tax pedestrians too since they don't pay for road maintenance either.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 11:37amGod please no toll roads. I'm all for paying for usage, but the thought of the US turning into an extension of the New Jersey toll system is going to destroy efficiencies in how the roads are setup.
Robert P (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:45am
Utah is not aloneJust google "VMT" and you'll find a number of states, plus the Fed are looking into alternatives to the gas tax. The study the CBO did (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/121xx/doc12101/03-23-HighwayFunding.pdf) sounds terrible from my perspective, but I can see the the need for it. I just can't believe they'd capture all that personal info and not pass it on somewhere.
If it's true that roadway maintenance is funded through gas tax and that gas usage is going down due to higher fuel economy (hybrids, electrics, etc.) then I can see why we would need to come up with an alternate. I think the one the CBO came up with is not a good one, but I don't have any better ideas.
Pickle Monger (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 11:51am
Other vehiclesWhat about the gas efficient vehicles like Fit or Yaris? They don't take as much gasolie as other cars. How about the motorcycles and scooters? Not only they take even less gasoline than cars, they also weigh A LOT less.
EdB, 4 May 2011 @ 12:14pmI hope they put GPS units in all our cars so we can pay both by the gallon AND by the mile. And that they contract google to do it so everything can be online instantly, which could then be given away free to anyone who wants to make money using data about our driving habits. That'd be sweet - pay extra to have no privacy.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 12:45pm
Reward the population for reducing itself.How about just rewarding childless couples/singles over the age of 18? Currently we reward child-bearing couples with tax incentives.
By using incentives to keep the population down, you solve all sorts of issues facing the planet, from environmental to economic.
I've also wondered why there aren't insurance companies that offer a reduction in rates if they are permitted to put black-boxes in your car. I certainly would pay a reduced rate if Icould prove I drive slower via black-box/GPS technology. Those concerned about privacy or not being tracked can of course still go without (and pay higher rates, of course.)
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 2:12pm
Re: Reward the population for reducing itself.The sad truth is that the government doesn't want this. They want more babies because more babies = more incomes to tax in the future.
Anonymous Coward, 4 May 2011 @ 2:57pm
Re: Reward the population for reducing itself."I've also wondered why there aren't insurance companies that offer a reduction in rates if they are permitted to put black-boxes in your car."
Progressive does this already:
Gwiz (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 12:52pmI've also wondered why there aren't insurance companies that offer a reduction in rates if they are permitted to put black-boxes in your car.
Progressive Insurance already offers this and I am sure there are others:
Gwiz (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 12:53pm
Re:Whoops. Supposed to be a response to Anonymous Coward, May 4th, 2011 @ 12:45pm
Re:Saw an internet ad for AFI for it as well.
Re: Re:ironically enough just yesterday.
chuck, 4 May 2011 @ 12:55pmI don't want an already overly curious government to know how many miles I drive and to where, or how much gas I buy.
They track you with your credit cards, you phone and now by your tax statements about how much gas you used during a year?
What would this somehow be reported to the government? No sir I used exactly the average amount of gas last year, prove otherwise...This could get stupid and cumbersome.
A tracking device is availableThat�s not the point. EV's are using electricity. We all pay taxes and surcharges on the electricity we consume. If the state, any state, is concerned about road taxes not being paid by EV owners, they should have the electricity companies contribute the additional taxes collected from EV owners to compensate for the taxes not collected from the loss gasoline sales
Chris in Utah (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 2:11pmAs the resident Utard here our mormon assault vehicle (the van in case your wondering) still gets us around. Just one more reason I choose the Folkway of a Heathen when we do decide to hybridize our vehicle.
On a side note my neighbor I drive to work at the local Wal-mart was talking about what the managers had to say. If your not making enough the state is there for you... after all that's what they are there for.
The double-think word your looking for is
Tax Haven
Chris in Utah (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 2:26pm
Re:Oh and just something that screamed in my head when i saw this.
Rules for government spending; If it moves tax it, if it slows regulate it, if it stops moving subsidize it.
Wonder if there removing a step.
alainb (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 3:35pm
I've also wondered why there aren't insurance companiesMost insurance co will offer a discount for having a tracking device in both commercial and passenger vehicles.
A solution to the additional tax on EV is to replace the standard "road tax" on fossil fuels with a "black box" connected to the state. Then they can just send you a monthly bill.
Can you say "1984"?
Michael (profile), 4 May 2011 @ 3:44pmThey had to have literally thought to themselves "Who would have money that we haven't squeezed out of them yet?"
abc gum, 4 May 2011 @ 6:33pmHow much of the present gasoline tax is actually spent upon road maintenance? I have no idea, but I would guess not much based upon their condition. Many bridges are near collapse like the one in MN, but are they being fixed? WTH?
Beta (profile), 6 May 2011 @ 4:39pm
Re:"How much of the present gasoline tax is actually spent upon road maintenance?"
It might be more than all. That is, the road maintenance budget might be higher than the gas tax revenue where you live-- there are certainly places where it is. In other places it's lower. Anyway, the two aren't connected except in PR campaigns, so you could just as well ask "how much of the present sailboat excise tax is actually spent on ham radio license enforcement?".
PrometheeFeu (profile), 5 May 2011 @ 9:47amThis makes total sense. Then we should raise a new "poor" tax because those freeloaders are paying less income tax. And perhaps a tax on renters for not paying property taxes. And also a tax on bicycles because bicyclists don't pay any DMV registration fees. Let's not forget a thrifty tax on people who spend their money wisely because they don't pay as much sales tax.
Gwiz (profile), 5 May 2011 @ 2:02pm
Re:Your comment reminds of a joke fax I saw years ago that went something like this:
Revised E-Z 1040 Tax Form
1. List total amount of income made last year: _________
2. Send it in.
btr1701 (profile), 6 May 2011 @ 6:44pm
TaxDo they also levy a special fee on anyone who doesn't even own a car?
Not only are those scofflaws avoiding gas taxes, they're also avoiding all those car registration fees and whatnot. Imagine the revenue the state is missing out on from those people.
What's that you say? If they don't own a car, they're not using the roads?
Nonsense. They may be carpooling to work. Sitting in the passenger seat of someone else's care. Or riding their bike to work on those roads. They're definitely enjoying the myriad benefits of a society where all those roads make commerce so much easier. How dare they choose to live a lifestyle which makes it difficult for the government to properly charge them for it?
simone, 24 May 2011 @ 5:56am
italian tax vs utah tax?in italy we have some tax cuts for electric vehicles (like for example an utility vehicle of the www.alke.com family) that is cool but sometimes seems a "hope tax" we still don't know what the market will buy the next year
Monthly Car Lease, 6 Feb 2012 @ 8:07pm
More reasons not go get hybridsThere are definitely someHybrid Cars Pros and Cons, but in the end, you're better of just getting a gas saver, practical non-hybrid economy car.