Mallard

No, I don't think the gas tax will ever go away, and it will most likely need to increase as fuel economy goes up and we try to shift to renwables. But I also don't think it's a guarantee that every bro dozer out there will get double taxed. There definitely has to be a solution in place before mass adoption of EVs takes place. Maybe it will still end up being higher registration fees. Maybe not. That's what the study is for. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

What's not to trust is, even as you said, there is no proposal on how much per mile to charge, there's not even a proposal for whether everyone would pay the same rate (based on type of vehicle, where you live, what roads you drive on, etc), or whether this would completely replace the gas tax or be in addition to it where implemented. Yet this "news" station is presenting this (and people here are too) as if it's a government estimate going into this trial. People on here are even acting like it's a done deal and there's a new tax on every citizen, while this is a study using volunteers where no one is being charged anything. These studies typically take years before presenting any findings, so a decision will most likely not even fall under this current administration. I like my news to be FACTS, not made up bullshit that's only meant to rile up a base. If there is a source for this 8 cents per mile estimate, then I would like to see it. So far I haven't found anything. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

Oh, yes, Newsmax. I trust that. Everything I've read says that what was approved is a pilot program to study the viability of a mileage tax that will be made up of volunteers who will carry GPS monitors in their vehicles. These types of pilot programs happen all the time for other things, like V2X communication, driver monitoring tech, AEB, etc. This is not an approval to implement a mileage tax. There has been no proposal from the gov on how much to charge per mile, if everyone gets charged the same fee, or if this completely replaces the gas tax because those are the questions the pilot program is supposed to answer. IMO, this Newsmax story is just fear mongering, and it appears to be working. Stop living in fear. P.S. They used 26,000 miles a year? Isn't the average more like ~12,000?

Da fuk. I did find a clean looking Dodge Stealth R/T TT in this range today. It's tempting but I know it could also be a basket case. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

It's been fun watching he and Emilia battle back and forth. TJ Hunt thinks he's gonna take the record soon too. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

Yeah, because the Trump administration didn't kill any civilians or else that would have totally happened.... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-civilian-idUSKBN22I2X3 https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/2020/AirstrikesAfghanistan Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

Maybe the military should start a Go Fund Me. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

Holy crap! That's mint. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

Yeah, I looked at those too, but still over $10k in all my searches. Found 2 with bad engines (one with rod knock and the other without engine/trans) but the owner only wanted to part them out. They seem to stay around the same price as the FR-S. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

I realize this is just a meme, but can you explain to me how someone "takes care of their immune system" such that they don't get sick, or in the extreme case are immune from COVID? I ask this because I see this phrase commonly thrown around in my Facebook community pages, including one of the anti-vax anti-mask moms on our school pages who claims that because she and her kids don't wear masks and go out to socialize with people (restaurants, parties, etc) that they are "exercising their immune system" so that it is strong and they won't get sick. There seems to be this group of people that believe that all they need to do is take Vit C, D, and roll around in the dirt in order to not get sick. It's too bad that the ~700k dead people didn't just take their daily vitamins. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

Yeah, problem is, this chip shortage may impact dealer stock into 2023, so used prices are gonna be staying high for a while. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

But if you got shot in the face COVID would/should not be listed on the death certificate unless it was a condition that led to being shot in the face...which is, uh, highly unlikely. You'd have to ask a real medical examiner how they would list this if someone committed suicide while having COVID. STILL, my point is that if these cases exist they are the outlier. There are people that claim only 13,000 people have died of COVID and that all the counted deaths are due to falsified death certificates. The data overwhelmingly shows that COVID deaths are very likely undercounted by a lot. We should not minimize the severity of COVID and those who have died from it by giving credence to this disproved conspiracy theory. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

Shit...maybe bringing back vaccine cards IS making America great again...the good old days... Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

You mean like a tetanus vaccine that you have to get everyone 10 years? Or any other number of booster shots you get over the years/through your childhood. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

I looked for clean MR2's and FRS's for a while (trying for same price range as Clay) and can't find anything. All the FRS/BRZ's that I find want $12k+. All the MR2's are rusty piles of junk under $10k. Clay, FWIW, I've been looking for the same thing. I've seen a few 2nd gen Audi TT's (one has a slipping trans so unsure about that), first gen IS300's and BMW 335i coupes are in that range too. Lots of G35/350Z's. I've tried to find a decent Lexus GS300/400 but most up here are ragged out. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

I would agree. The death certificate lists a) Immediate cause of death, and b), c), and d) conditions leading to immediate cause, underlying cause, and/or disease or injury that initiated events resulting in death. This is why COVID-19 is listed in b), c), or d), but it does not mean that it shouldn't be counted as a COVID death. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

My point was, when anyone dies, no matter their age, they will ALWAYS determine cause/causes of death and/or contributing factors. They can't just write, "this bitch was old" on the death certificate and ship it. Additionally, it's easy to look from a far and say that someone who dies from a fall shouldn't be listed as a COVID death, or be confused (or worse, tell people there is malicious intent) as to why it's being tallied that way, but there are legitimate reasons why that can be the case. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

I guess you have to ask whether they fell due to lack of oxygen caused by COVID pneumonia and get ahold of the death certificate to see what it says. FWIW, the day after my dad was diagnosed he got up in the middle of the night and went to the bathroom. He said he was feeling pretty bad and wanted to take an ibuprofen. Well, he passed out on the way and hit his head on the way down. Luckily my mom heard the fall in the middle of the night (she was staying in another room) and called the squad. He got 7 staples in his head. So if he had died from the fall, what would be the cause of death? Bleeding to death while laying unconscious and/or completely disoriented? Blunt force trauma? In reality COVID would be listed as a contributing factor, since the fall was caused by a lack of oxygen due to COVID. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

You HAVE been mandated to get vaccinated before in order to attend public school. Many hospitals already require staff to have vaccines, even a yearly flu shot (yes, some give options like, if you don't get a flu shot you have to wear a mask during flu season). The military requires a whole slew of vaccinations, originating with George Washington (in case there's any question about what our founding fathers would have thought about it). In past pandemics you did have to show proof of vaccination in order to get into certain places. The difference was with the smallpox vaccine you were left with a scar, so you'd just be asked to roll up your sleeve. And yes, back then people were selling fake scars to stick on, much like people are doing now with vaccine cards. During the Spanish Flu people were required to wear masks in order to go places. This is nothing like the beginnings of Nazi Germany, and I find it repulsive that people compare it to that while saying nothing about Trump's authoritarianism, his cult following that turn violent against their own country, his vilification of immigrants and refugees, his vilification of anyone who disagrees with him (whether Democrat or being labeled a RINO and pushing someone out of the party), Georgia and Texas's new voting laws (among other states now copying it), or Texas's new abortion law. You say there are rewards for turning in people for being unvaccinated, but I'm not sure what you're even referring to. Maybe you could explain that, because all I'm aware of is people being turned in for selling or using fake vaccination cards, which is fraud. Compare that to $10k any one can get for turning in someone they even think had an abortion, or even the person who drove them to a doctor's office. The policies around COVID are the same as have been practiced in the US in the past and present when working to control viruses. This is nothing like Nazi Germany, and if people are so concerned with resembling the Nazi's they should be more cognizant of the alt-right politicians they have elected and continue to worship. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

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This reads like a Tucker Carlson transcript. He's always just asking questions (often times that already have answers) for the sole purpose of casting doubt. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

I hate the false equivalency the Right is trying to make about vaccines and Nazi Germany. This is nowhere close. We have all been forced to vaccinate ourselves and our children for school and travel for many, many years. George Washington was responsible for the first vaccine mandate in the US, changing his mind after he saw how badly it would affect his army. Do not belittle the experiences of the Holocaust by equating it to an anti vaxxer 'struggle.' That said, the 'other side' does not just want education and opinions. Look at FL and TX making laws and punishments against masks (among other things). They're putting mandates in place too, just on the opposite side, making it that much more difficult to change course based on data, or for an organization to determine their own countermeasures based on their determination of risk. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

From that site: So it's admittedly inaccurate, knowing that a large portion of those who have received 2 doses have already got a 3rd (the chart I attached earlier) Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker/?areas=gbr&areas=isr&areas=usa&areas=eue&areas=can&areas=chn&areas=ind&cumulative=1&doses=total&populationAdjusted=1 First off, sorry about your father. And I understand your hesitancy. Those 14.5 million doses account for 61.3% of the population. Most have had a 3rd shot by now. As for masks and or vaccines not being effective, we're all playing a game of statistics here. Nothing is a 100%. I hear people around here saying things about "COVID doesn't exist there" when they see where masks are/aren't required as a way to confuse people, or convince them that all the rules are arbitrary. Studies show a "basic" mask can be 20-50% effective over some interval of time. Obviously mask effectiveness depends on the construction and fit as well. Staying 6+ feet apart also lowers the probability by some %, as does better ventilation, and so on. All the rules are doing is trying to stack smaller, easy to implement actions on top of each other in order to achieve an overall probability of transmission that is much lower. I see this constant argument from parents in my kids district arguing against masks by saying that they're not effective because it's not a 100% solution and it drives me crazy. Like I said a long time ago in the other thread, I wish more people understood the concept of risk management and actually used it. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk