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The abundance of huge SUV’s and PU’s with usually only the driver and no passengers is so selfish and wasteful.

 

That gets me, too. Of course, I recognize that there are people who do need a SUV or truck, and they won't necessarily be using 100% capacity at all times.

 

But there seems to be many people out there who drive such vehicles for no good reason whatever. And I bet a lot of these people are types who whine about "wasteful" public transit. "You think my big V8 SUV is bad?!?!? I just saw an empty bus!!!!!" (Yes, there are times a bus is empty. But at least in my area, the only way a route survives is if there is regular ridership.)


 
 
Sorry, but I have a full size Silverado as I need a truck that can plow right thru any snow bank, take or haul, whatever etc. here where I am. Most of the time its only me. Once a month I fill the tank and even though its 5 years old now, I havnt hit 14,000 miles. It has an instant mpg button, best is 21.8, average is 18. I would have bought a smaller truck, but the same dealer I have been with since 1984 could not get me a Colorado when my 1995 Silverado would not pass state inspection with a rusted frame. Old truck was a V6 and got 10 mpg if lucky. This one is a 327 V8 and the instant fuel shut off system for 4 of the 8 does save gas but has alot more balls than my 350 V8 1981 Vette when you need power. I hate to drive anymore after documenting over 2 million miles since legally driving in 1969, I'd prefer to be the passenger from now on.
 
No,high gas prices would be ridiculous here.Most small towns will NEVER get any sort of mass transit-Greenville does have buses that work ONLY in town.I live and work OUTSIDE of town-and their buses only run during the day-not good for someone that works mids.And if gas prices go up would diesel and aircraft fuel go up too?Not practical.I USED to use mass transit when I lived near DC and went to work downtown.Now my workplace is 15 miles outside of Greenville-so I HAVE to have a car-mine is a Toyota 2016 Highlander Hybrid-LOVE the car.The Hybrid system saves me about 4-6 gal of gas per week.SUVs and giant pickups are great for folks that need them-work crews,construction,farming.Lots of that in my area.city folks really DON'T need huge SUV's and huge pickups.-Unless they are in construction or huge families with a large boat or camper trailer to haul.Work folks need to haul material and tool trailers,even backhoes-so a large pickup or SUV is needed there.
 
Then maybe it's time

to write congress before it gets worse.
They at least restored the budget for ecology the new EPA director wanted to cut.
If you need a truck to make a living, then you need one. I have no qualms with that. The newer and lighter ones are far more efficient. Thats why Ford went with aluminum.
We drive far less than we used to, but I am still concerned for those who need to. That old 2003 Impala used to run a hundred miles per day, so no old gas had time to collect. It was the ethanol that ruined the Catalyst. It's still old faithful. rusty now, but hey, for a chuck hole puddle jumper, it's point A to B. If a stone cracks the wind shield, it's not a new car.
If a shopping cart gets thrown in to it, it's an old car.
The state raised our gasoline tax already three years ago to repair roads. Now they are crying they need more money. The bid winners use cheap concrete that doesn't last. They have no integrity. You also get what you pay for, or should.
Our city wants a one time property tax (they say) of one mill to repair roads. thats an average of a hundred dollars per home. It was not approved by residents attending the last council meeting.
 
"poor" people only?

Unless you consider us who aren't millionaires poor. Thats not that wealthy today actually. As a rule, I drive 5 mph over on surface streets, unless kids are out. On the X way, I usually drive 65, so 5 under. Some are doing 80. I'm not in any hurry. Arrive alive I say. Too many texters and talkers behind the wheel.
 
Ah? Prius owner? 57 mpg city?

Price here now is $2.75/9.
Dow took another plunge today. Caterpillar said their recent performance of less than optimal for ivestors is their best projected performance. A tech. company also had lower than predicted earnings.
 
And the 45-controled Federal Reserve is raising interest rates so that rich people with investments will once again be raking in the moola, regardless of what it does to the country and that is spooking the markets, too. The rich Republicans chafed at the Obama-Yellin plan to hold rates down to encourage growth. I guess now with the inflation that is going to come with the needless and not so popular tax cuts, they are trying to tighten down the valves before there is an emergency.
 
Glenn, which do you drive?

Since you get m.p.g., I know it's not a Nissan Leaf. A Chevrolet Volt? Honda? Focus? Kia/Hyundai? Lexus? Audi? Merc?

Tom, does the president really control the Fed? I liked Yellen, but look what happened when Bernanke was head, and his predecessor used the excuse that they should have analyzed the way things worked better.
I don't think any problems are only to blame on our Federal Reserve. It's a private corporation, yes?
Large accounts are held in Swiss banks. There is the bank of international settlements there, Credit Suisse, etc.
When General Motors filed bankrupt, Robert Lutz was one of the ones at the helm, and one of the ones who asked for a govt. bail out. Know what His father was?
A Swiss financier no less.
Follow the money trails, read between the lines.
The more of us who know and do this and put it out there for others to see may make them aware we are onto the crooked ones. It might help to keep them more honest. After all, it's us who are not rich who suffer in all the shenanigans, as you said. That goes for Wall st. politicians, banks, and corporations.
I know no system of any type is ever perfect. However, you may recall the 1960's when our social security had a surplus, and a bi partisan congressional vote stole it. Had it been left alone, I don't think we'd have a s.s. problem today.
 
It's not that the president directly controls the Federal Reserve, but the people that he appoints, like the Chairman of the Board of Governors often share mindsets with him, so he controls it indirectly. Janet Yellin only served one term and could have been asked to serve a second term, but she was of a different mindset, you can't say philosophy because I don't think he can be said to have a philosophy in the true sense of the word, than the president so he accepted the resignation she submitted, properly, when the presidency changed hands because 45's policy was not going to be one to favor safe, regulated growth for all, but rather growth for the rich and powerful and to hell with the rest (and the policies that protected them) who are good for cannon fodder in wars and votes in elections. When it comes to the truth, some of them are willfully uninformed and some of them are products of their environment, soaking up the toxins in which they are raised. They are concerned about losing the status into which they were born because of their white skin. Many have been offered good jobs in other locales, but are unwilling to relocate for the new work and who, while still smarting from all that was robbed from them in the recession that started before 2008, are willing to vote for people who are intent on overturning the laws and regulations to prevent that from happening again.

 

As to your question about the bank's independence, it is considered to be an independent agency that exists outside the cabinet of the executive and its powers are derived directly from Congress. That is why Congress holds periodic hearings where the Chairman of the Board of the Governors of the Federal Reserve answers questions from lawmakers. If you go to the link and tab down to LEGAL STATUS, you can see that it is a hybrid with some features of private corporations and public federal agencies.  

 
I filled up for $2.66 a gallon on Monday just as gas was on the rise. It was $2.99 at the same station Tuesday. I’m highly tempted to look at something like the 2018 Accord Hybrid for my next car as I have a special disdain for the oil industry and would like to support them as little as I can get away with. The Accord hybrid is rated 47 city 47 hwy. I put 15.4 gallons in my car, the trip was at 374 miles which came out to 24 MPG that was mostly city. My car is rated 27 city, it’s never once achieved that rating in actual stop and go driving.
 
Nice Fusion Glenn!

Tom, I get it. It's back to the old white boys club. A lot of women voted for it as well. I spoke with several who said that they saw homeless refugee's in Paris, etc., and didn't want to see that here. Also they expressed concern that without secure borders, we have no country. I bet at least half will not vote the same next time, but incidents such as San Bernardino, Marselles, Las Vegas, Queens, Newark, Barcelona, etc. trigger protectionist ideals.
I think the president is one person and we have checks and balances. The office is not a monarchy, nor an Imperialistic seat.
We are a democratic republic, not only a republic, in the true definition. Not like the German democratic republic which was East Germany.
 
I sure wouldn't call it a "silver lining"

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">But I suppose you could consider "old age" a benefit if you drive as little as I do. 16 years ago when I first moved from Northern to Southern California I was everywhere...LA, San Diego, Venice, even Algodones Mexico. Now I rarely go farther than the grocery store. My retired next-door neighbors have hybrid cars. I visit the gas station much less than they do. All 3 of my vehicles have V8's so with today's prices I guess I'm fortunate to be able to stick close to home. Fortunate too that I don't care to travel anymore.</span>

 

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">This one's 53 years old and I put 3 or 4 gallons in every 6 months.</span>

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