11-10-2016, 04:17 PM
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I'm hoping The Great Wall was just idle rhetoric to appeal to extreme voters instead of an actual foreign relations strategy.
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You haven't read his 100-day action plan?
"7. End Illegal Immigration Act Fully-funds the construction of a wall on our southern border with the full understanding that the country Mexico will be reimbursing the United States for the full cost of such wall; establishes a 2-year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after a previous deportation, and a 5-year mandatory minimum for illegally re-entering for those with felony convictions, multiple misdemeanor convictions or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa rules to enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first.
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11-10-2016, 04:42 PM
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Not only have I not read that, I successfully avoided all TV debates and even managed to do something better with my time than vote (west coast is in no danger of voting for Trump).
If I had any political influence, I might be interested.
As Frank mentioned, I don't see Republicans controlling all branches for much longer. I'm holding optimism that our government will not make huge mistakes concerning Trumps 100 day action plan.
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11-10-2016, 05:26 PM
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That's the opposite of what I meant.
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11-10-2016, 10:37 PM
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That's the opposite of what I meant.
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Ah, you mean shift towards Executive agenda? I was thinking more in terms of the pendulum cycle of things.
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11-10-2016, 11:00 PM
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I meant the Executive Branch is going R, the Legislative Branch is going even deeper R, and the Judicial Branch is sure to go R soon.
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11-11-2016, 12:14 AM
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There are two or more types of truck customers. There are those who actually need a trucks for their job and those who think trucks are safer or more impressive. A diesel electric truck would be popular with farmers or those who tow. The Cruz did not get great reviews. Look at sales figures for Corolla or Sentra models. Also look at sales of micro cars. Smart consumers look at annual cost of ownership. One daughter has bought a used Impala, 30 mpg, and the other a Geo Prizm, 35 mpg.
Historically it unusual for either party to have the White House for more than 2 terms or to have both House and Senate for long. Americans believe in checks and balances on power. Hence the passionate debate over 2nd Amendment rights. Pay attention to local county races as these may have more direct bearing on how things affect our lives.
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11-11-2016, 01:46 AM
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Something we might be forgetting with the CAFE standards is that they are easier to meet than the regular EPA standards. EPA vs CAFE: The Two Sides of Fuel Economy Numbers » AutoGuide.com News
Manufacturers also get extra credit towards that by being able to count electric cars they sell twice, and trucks don't have to be as efficient as passenger cars.
Most people with a truck don't actually need it. My boss, he needs his truck for the business, but he's got a small one (Ranger) and he doesn't drive very much with it. Plenty of people I know have way too much car for their actual needs. But that's the American way. Everyone has car-size-anxiety here.
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11-11-2016, 10:49 AM
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I think what a lot of people don't realize is that CAFE and EPA standards are also written to benefit the existing big players. It's the same with vehicle safety standards. It's called regulatory capture - a government agency that is supposed to oversee some certain segment of industry winds up getting staffed with people from that industry, for the price of greasing some palm or other of some elected critter.
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11-11-2016, 11:09 AM
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realizeIt's called regulatory capture - a government agency that is supposed to oversee some certain segment of industry winds up getting staffed with people from that industry, for the price of greasing some palm or other of some elected critter.
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100% this.
The reality is our cars are no safer than euro, just different.
Getting graft out of the EPA would be great but still unlikely.
The new regime will likely make the regulatory capture worse based on how they want to deal with EPA.
I feel the #1 driver of change would be the elimination of reagans gray market laws.
There is simply no other way to drive excuses out of the market.
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11-11-2016, 11:59 AM
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N.I.H. is a world-wide phenomenon.
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