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I agree 100%. This was in response to the comment the people that create hundreds of thousands of jobs are being targeted for paying little or no tax. It was stated until we have millions or billions to be able to pay comparable taxes, that we shouldn't have an opinion on those people not paying. The point is, they are being targeted because they are such "big fish". The time/money investment has a much larger return compared to targeting a lot of median tax evaders. It was also the point that they should never be exempt. I also don't feel that companies should be exempt but, that is a whole different topic and reasoning.

Looking at that ProPublica article, Elon Musk paid $0 in taxes in 2018. If you take his 2021 yearly income and tax it at 14% (the median tax bracket), that is $17,708,142,023.60. The median taxpayer makes $70,000 and pays $9,800 in taxes (at 14%). It would take 1,806,953 taxpayers to equal his one tax bill. If you can spend the time going after 1 non-payer or going after 1.8M non-payers and yield the same result, who would you target? If you tax him at 37% (the bracket for over $628,300), it would take 4,775,519 median non-payers to equal just him. All of his companies combined only have 110,000 employees. At what point is it okay to not pay any tax because you created jobs that create tax revenue? 10? 100? 1000? The upper 1% pay more dollar wise but it is supposed to be an equal proportion. It is supposed to be more equal that way. Much like the guys on Super Speeders laugh at tickets meanwhile a single parent family may not eat that week because monetarily they are equal but proportionately they are drastically different. (Hence why some other countries make fines percentages instead of $ amounts.)

Inflation 2017 - 2.1% 2018 - 2.4% 2019 - 1.8% 2020 - 1.2% 2021 - 4.05% (first 9 months, last 5 have all been over 5%, highest since 1991) Gas Sept 2017 - $2.64 2018 - $2.83 2019 - $2.62 2020 - $2.18 2021 - $3.17

I sure could afford a lot more things and toys last year.

While I don't agree with those tax cuts, I do think they trickle down. As has been evidenced by many talking heads, increasing taxes on companies with increase prices. Companies are not going to settle for eating those costs. The bad thing is, when the cuts do come, the savings is not proportional downstream. Big companies are already seeing increased costs which they pass on to the consumers and we pay more. Same thing will happen if they raise taxes or close loop holes. Unfortunately, other then not supporting as much as feasible, I don't know any way to combat that.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/23/politics/joe-biden-weekends-away/index.html Biden has vacationed almost twice as much as Trump at the same period in their respective presidencies. I seem to remember lots of outrage during Trump also (Hence why it only took 15 seconds to find an article about it.) The only part I found surprising about all this is that the article making Biden look worse was on CNN.

I attempted to earlier this year. Landlord had decided to sell. He contacted a realtor to "handle the paperwork". I was going to have an attorney look over it. The realtor convinced him it could be sold for at least $100k more. We couldn't come to an agreement on price after that. His house is still sitting vacant and I bought a different home. Long way of saying stick to lawyers and avoid realtors if you can.

I had the glass t-top come off on my Trans Am. Pulled over and did the walk of shame expecting a frame and shattered glass. Got back to it and everything thing looked in remarkably good shape. Went walking back to the car a lot happier about the situation only to find a flat tire. As I pulled over I ran over a good size screw with the edge of the tread.

Is there anything you can do to the truck that will gain you a little bit of mpg? This could be a win-win-win. Get better mpg so you don't mind driving it as much, make it fit your desires more, and save money over a beater. Bed cover? Intake? Exhaust? Tune? Synthetic fluids? Maintenance (clean injectors, plugs, etc)? Clean out "dead weight"? Overall, it will be minimal gains but may make you happier/more comfortable driving the truck. I think unless you can come across a steal on a beater, you will be over paying (hence why you sold your daily). Another option may be to see if a friend or family member has a spare car they would loan you at a very cheap/free rate (careful, some insurance will invalidate coverage if they figure out this was done).

Is Allstate your insurance or theirs? If it is not yours, you may want to file through them. I am fighting a car claim now and the at-fault was low balling everything. They finally admitted the value exceeded the insured's policy limit. I am now going through my insurance and the underinsured coverage. If we don't get anywhere that way, it looks like the next step is arbitration. I have to hire an appraiser and they do the same. If they don't agree, it will go to an umpire. I am not very sure of the process on the medical side as I am still going through treatment and haven't started to fight that yet.

Sorry not much of a help with a recommendation and I am sure this will be mentioned by a good lawyer but, the company may be on the line too. Lots of insurance companies cap out pretty quick on medical (I think mine is $250k/person, $500k/accident. Divide that by maybe 4 or 5 people in a Charger. May be looking at as little as $100k). Lots of people don't have much or take a long time to pay settlements (girlfriend is currently 5 years out and no end in site). The company will generally have much larger coverage with more rapid payment available for medical costs. Being that it was a quarterly event with co-workers, if it was at all organized by the company, they may be liable. I hope for the best for your co-worker and his wife.

Does anyone have experience with Chameleon Tint or know if any of the above places deal with it?

Nice car. Maybe it is just me but I hate when people post in C-List far from where the item is. If I was looking for a Texas car, I would not be on Columbus Craigslist.

Is there a study showing 700,000 Americans who had COVID have no immunity or antibodies? I personally had COVID once, am exposed to it on the regular and have not had it since. Is there a study showing that people who have the vaccine have immunity? Or have no long term health effects? Why is it that antibodies developed naturally are no good but if you have COVID you are immune for 90 days afterwards? How is it that the T-lymphocytes and B-lymphocytes from the vaccine work but the ones from COVID infection don't? Generally curious and would like to read these studies.

Not personal experience but a coworker just spent 3 months fighting with Performance. He has an EcoDiesel Ram. They told him the motor was blown and it was gonna be something like $13k. He did some online research and found a common crank sensor issue. They claimed there was metal in the oil. He did not see any. After fighting he took it to an independent. $500 and a crank sensor later, it runs perfect. They independent said he drained the motor through a white t shirt and had no metal of any kind. He definitely was not happy with his experience.

It clearly states to put this in perspective. It doesn't say estimate or plan or anything. It is simply IF the tax was X and you drove Y, this would cost Z. It is simply a way to look at a final result. If you say tax is $0.16/mi it is put into perspective for how much it costs yearly by putting miles to it and calculating it out. It is merely food for thought... year end total... shows how quickly even a small tax multiplies.

First what is there to not trust? 26,000*$0.08=$2,080 Simple math. No there is not a proposal but to begin the discussion and look at numbers, you have to start somewhere. With out seeing the actual story, I would have to guess the story was something along the lines of "if this than that". Yes it is a pilot study. As far as I understand, it is a study of any viable method. They will start looking into what works and what doesn't. As far as GPS, they will start looking at cost of the system, acceptance, installation, ways it can be defeated *cough* faraday cage *cough*, etc. However, they are also looking at other methods of implementation. As far as the 26,000 miles per year, you (12,000) + spouse/domestic partner (12,000) = 24,000. So not far off when you look at what would need to be paid at tax time or vehicle registration, etc. In addition, pre-pandemic the mileage average for 2019 was 14,263 according to the DOT FHA. The number creeps up a little bit most years as we as a nation sprawl out, it becomes more economical to live farther from work, etc.

I never said State of Ohio employees. This falls under the mind set of First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me If it is happening in other states, it will happen here unless it is fought early on.

How do you break down the electric bill? What part is to charge the vehicle and what part is to power the house? How do you tell if I have a EV at that location? Maybe I bought one for my summer home and use ICE at my regular home. How do you equate kW to a mileage? Tesla vs. Bolt vs. Leaf... they are all going to have different mileages. Even the same 2 cars operated by different drivers would have different mileage/kW usage. This would become a kW tax like a gas tax. It would not be a mileage tax. So between logistics and actual definition, I would say this is out. Agreed and this also would not cover all the other roads and most likely just push vehicles onto secondary roads creating a new problem. This would effect everyone equally (just like it appears to be proposed). It would also be a new tax (as it appears to be proposed). It would not be very costly at all. Quick, simple, easy method. When you register you vehicle, they check your odometer. Next year, you register and they check it again. Mileage x fee = Vehicle Mileage Tax. Can be verified online or in a physical location. Much like my recent COVID test, I get on a secure app, show my test (QR code) and my result. For this, show your VIN and show your odometer. All on the same live video with a phone jockey overseas. Mush like your fuel tax pays for more than roads, repair and maintenance, this would most likely be the same. The current fuel tax is used to help cover the cost of building and maintaining roads, bridges, and tunnels—as well as to help address traffic-related issues such as congestion and pollution. It gets very broad once you start adding these other terms and can easily be abused. (Like most government programs)

With a little additional research, you can see that in the Infrastructure Program, $50M has been included for a National Pilot program for a miles traveled fee. $75M is going to regional, state, and local agencies to test a miles traveled fee. There is nothing you buy per mile that is not a variable vehicle to vehicle. It cannot be targeted at fuel, tires, etc. To be a true miles traveled fee, it is linked to your odometer. You would have to be tracked/reported and pay directly. Going straight off that, this is a National program at a National level. Yes that article begins by talking about 2 state programs. It ends with the national program.

Of the 6,090 hospitals in the United States, 5,141 of them are community AKA publicly or government funded. Personal experience, the policy I have been under is put on your PPE and get to work. If we have under 3 symptoms, we still report (minus a positive test). Some locations are beginning to mandate the vax under a municipal policy. Vaccinate AND attest on a document under penalty of perjury or testing has been in effect for awhile. They have a hard deadline of November 22nd for Federal Employees. There is question as to if that includes contractors. The EO that requires contractors is due to be submitted tomorrow, review and plan available and in place by 10/15 and effective 30 days after that. Again, personal experience, we are currently allowed to use home test kits and can get them for free from a few places. This has been called "temporary". According to our insurance, they will only cover same day tests that are deemed "Medically Necessary". They will only cover the longer more accurate tests "With a Doctor's Note". Most of the free testing has a * and states with insurance or Medicare/Medicaid. Rapid tests near me are $50 insurance or not. PCR tests are $150-500 if not covered by insurance. We are required to test every 3 days. Employer requirement is not being accepted as "Medically Necessary". Currently, our employer is telling us to use insurance and not covering any costs (except time for non-exempt employees). No test fees or mileage. We are at the point where these are coming from local ordinances. Just like they should be allowed to say only vaccinated people should be allowed to enter, they should be allowed to say anyone may enter. The problem I see here is that political parties aside, we are currently segregating and testing a portion of the population despite science telling us everyone is a viable carrier. If we are to follow the science, let's follow all of it. We do know for sure that everyone can carry it and we do know that testing is available and safe. We do not know that the tests are 100% accurate but, at least they don't physically harm people. We cannot say the same for the vaccine.

Currently 6 states have dates for vaccination or termination for healthcare workers. This includes workers employed by the state and private. 4 states have mandates that cover some or all of their employees and do not have a testing exemption. Some states have also mandated all teachers (state or private employed). So yes... it IS mandatory for state employees.

I guess TECHNICALLY it is not mandatory as you have the choice to leave your job/lose your livelihood. IMHO, being told get the shot or get fired is pretty mandatory. So first, hospitals started the get the jab or get a new job. Then it went to some first responders. Then it went to state employees. Then some private employees. Then it went to federal employees. Now it is federal contractors. It is also at the point of all private companies with 100+ workers must mandate employees to be vaccinated or weekly tested. Combine that with insurance companies beginning to only cover the test if it is "medically necessary". (Started to run into that this week with employer now requiring a negative test every 3 days. Insurance will only cover a PCR or Serum test with a doctor's note. They will only cover a Rapid Test when "medically necessary".) Outside of that, the vaccine is mandatory for many recreational things. Certain restaurants, venues, etc. At some point, it is mandatory without being mandatory. Back to the testing, if we are going to require unvaccinated individuals to be tested, why don't we test the vaccinated? They can carry it, spread it, get sick from it, even die from it. If you were truly trying to stop the spread, that would be the most effective method. Utah has actually started this at the school level but, I think if an employer is going to test, they should have to test everyone.

I believe he is referencing the pay per mile tax that is in the infrastructure bill passed by the federal government and the statement of a federal official to not raise taxes. The state tax on hybrid/electric cars is a separate topic. tl:dr - Federal President, no new taxes <$400k earners. Federal Government, new tax per mile driven.

Did you pay for 2 years? Everything I saw was $100 for hybrid and $200 for plug-in/electric.