60 mpg by 2025

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[quote=justme][quote=sdduuuude]Our mutual rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness don’t, however, give the government the right to borrow money, spend it on stupid crap, then come after us and our grandchildren to pay it back.

In fact those very rights should prevent them from doing just that. Sadly, the constitution seems to no longer hold them back.

It is neither my borrowing, nor yours that will saddle future generations with massive debt. It is the government’s.[/quote]

So we have established the double standard that you have:

Monetary deficits are bad, energy deficits are not a problem.

In the end, your grandchildrens lives will be me much worse off from the energy deficit. All hail your special brand of personal freedom.[/quote]

It has nothing to do with good or bad. It has to do with the fact that you don’t have the right to make decisions for other people, even if you are trying to induce a result that, in your opinion, is good.

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equalizer …

I guess, from the outside, totalitarianism appears to work well when you have a population of people who don’t understand the alternative; who don’t understand the wealth of choices available to them. Would you really want to be a a subject under it, though, or is it just a nice place to visit and get the heck out after a week or two so you can go back to a place with more choices?

My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty, and not to regulate nit-picky little details to induce a result. I agree that completely “free” markets without rules don’t work. Over-regulated markets are always disasterous. However, properly regulated markets (those that regulate fraud, theft, violent crime, breach of contract and the like) do work just fine, though they don’t always produce a result that everyone likes.

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My favorite form of government is the “benevolent dictatorship.” It’s rare to find such a government, but I’m sure it would be awesome. I suppose this Piggington site is a benevolent dictatorship. All Hail Rich.

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equalizer …

I guess, from the outside, totalitarianism appears to work well when you have a population of people who don’t understand the alternative; who don’t understand the wealth of choices available to them. Would you really want to be a a subject under it, though, or is it just a nice place to visit and get the heck out after a week or two so you can go back to a place with more choices?

My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty, and not to regulate nit-picky little details to induce a result. I agree that completely “free” markets without rules don’t work. Over-regulated markets are always disasterous. However, properly regulated markets (those that regulate fraud, theft, violent crime, breach of contract and the like) do work just fine, though they don’t always produce a result that everyone likes.

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My favorite form of government is the “benevolent dictatorship.” It’s rare to find such a government, but I’m sure it would be awesome. I suppose this Piggington site is a benevolent dictatorship. All Hail Rich.

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equalizer …

I guess, from the outside, totalitarianism appears to work well when you have a population of people who don’t understand the alternative; who don’t understand the wealth of choices available to them. Would you really want to be a a subject under it, though, or is it just a nice place to visit and get the heck out after a week or two so you can go back to a place with more choices?

My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty, and not to regulate nit-picky little details to induce a result. I agree that completely “free” markets without rules don’t work. Over-regulated markets are always disasterous. However, properly regulated markets (those that regulate fraud, theft, violent crime, breach of contract and the like) do work just fine, though they don’t always produce a result that everyone likes.

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My favorite form of government is the “benevolent dictatorship.” It’s rare to find such a government, but I’m sure it would be awesome. I suppose this Piggington site is a benevolent dictatorship. All Hail Rich.

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equalizer …

I guess, from the outside, totalitarianism appears to work well when you have a population of people who don’t understand the alternative; who don’t understand the wealth of choices available to them. Would you really want to be a a subject under it, though, or is it just a nice place to visit and get the heck out after a week or two so you can go back to a place with more choices?

My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty, and not to regulate nit-picky little details to induce a result. I agree that completely “free” markets without rules don’t work. Over-regulated markets are always disasterous. However, properly regulated markets (those that regulate fraud, theft, violent crime, breach of contract and the like) do work just fine, though they don’t always produce a result that everyone likes.

—

My favorite form of government is the “benevolent dictatorship.” It’s rare to find such a government, but I’m sure it would be awesome. I suppose this Piggington site is a benevolent dictatorship. All Hail Rich.

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equalizer …

I guess, from the outside, totalitarianism appears to work well when you have a population of people who don’t understand the alternative; who don’t understand the wealth of choices available to them. Would you really want to be a a subject under it, though, or is it just a nice place to visit and get the heck out after a week or two so you can go back to a place with more choices?

My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty, and not to regulate nit-picky little details to induce a result. I agree that completely “free” markets without rules don’t work. Over-regulated markets are always disasterous. However, properly regulated markets (those that regulate fraud, theft, violent crime, breach of contract and the like) do work just fine, though they don’t always produce a result that everyone likes.

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My favorite form of government is the “benevolent dictatorship.” It’s rare to find such a government, but I’m sure it would be awesome. I suppose this Piggington site is a benevolent dictatorship. All Hail Rich.

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[quote=sdduuuude]My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty.[/quote]

“Nasty” is conveniently subjective. To some, the pollution spewed by low-mpg vehicles and the blood & treasure spent to fuel them is “nasty.” To others, 2 Live Crew is “nasty” but they just wanna be As Nasty As They Wanna Be.

[afx114]

[quote=sdduuuude]My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty.[/quote]

“Nasty” is conveniently subjective. To some, the pollution spewed by low-mpg vehicles and the blood & treasure spent to fuel them is “nasty.” To others, 2 Live Crew is “nasty” but they just wanna be As Nasty As They Wanna Be.

[afx114]

[quote=sdduuuude]My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty.[/quote]

“Nasty” is conveniently subjective. To some, the pollution spewed by low-mpg vehicles and the blood & treasure spent to fuel them is “nasty.” To others, 2 Live Crew is “nasty” but they just wanna be As Nasty As They Wanna Be.

[afx114]

[quote=sdduuuude]My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty.[/quote]

“Nasty” is conveniently subjective. To some, the pollution spewed by low-mpg vehicles and the blood & treasure spent to fuel them is “nasty.” To others, 2 Live Crew is “nasty” but they just wanna be As Nasty As They Wanna Be.

[afx114]

[quote=sdduuuude]My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty.[/quote]

“Nasty” is conveniently subjective. To some, the pollution spewed by low-mpg vehicles and the blood & treasure spent to fuel them is “nasty.” To others, 2 Live Crew is “nasty” but they just wanna be As Nasty As They Wanna Be.

[Ren]

Oil isn’t an issue. In fact, if we do run out of it, it will be at a time when it doesn’t matter. There will be no energy deficit. Hundreds of companies are pouring Billions of dollars into alternative energy and materials for everything from cars to home heating to tupperware. If you can build any substance molecule by molecule, power an engine with pure water, and store large amounts of sun/wind-produced electrical energy for years, where is the need for oil?

[Ren]

Oil isn’t an issue. In fact, if we do run out of it, it will be at a time when it doesn’t matter. There will be no energy deficit. Hundreds of companies are pouring Billions of dollars into alternative energy and materials for everything from cars to home heating to tupperware. If you can build any substance molecule by molecule, power an engine with pure water, and store large amounts of sun/wind-produced electrical energy for years, where is the need for oil?

[Ren]

Oil isn’t an issue. In fact, if we do run out of it, it will be at a time when it doesn’t matter. There will be no energy deficit. Hundreds of companies are pouring Billions of dollars into alternative energy and materials for everything from cars to home heating to tupperware. If you can build any substance molecule by molecule, power an engine with pure water, and store large amounts of sun/wind-produced electrical energy for years, where is the need for oil?

[Ren]

Oil isn’t an issue. In fact, if we do run out of it, it will be at a time when it doesn’t matter. There will be no energy deficit. Hundreds of companies are pouring Billions of dollars into alternative energy and materials for everything from cars to home heating to tupperware. If you can build any substance molecule by molecule, power an engine with pure water, and store large amounts of sun/wind-produced electrical energy for years, where is the need for oil?

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