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It's really only an American problem. Car manufacturers sell directly to consumers in most countries. I have a hunch that dealer franchise laws generally make it tough for manufact…

It's not unheard of at all - astute car buyers know how to read VINs to find better/worse cars. Ask VW fans if they know how to tell if a car was built in Germany or Mexico - it's …

Not true, I found an online doctor who offered California medical marijuana recommendations at $39/pop 'or your money back' - and I got one while passing through San Francisco for …

>Barring lawyers from referring to their legal backgrounds would violate their First Amendment rights Only if it were the State who was barring them. If their credentialing body sa…

I can easily get them but I can't as easily get permission to put up solar panels on my landlord's roof.

>but peak efficient power is at low rpm (generally between 1000 and 2000 rpm). I've yet to find a car engine that has an efficiency peak between 1k and 2k rpm. The Skyactiv Mazda e…

The Court's authority is derived from deadly force, they better be prepared to grapple with its use.

The dilemma is that progressives insist that you can increase diversity (e.g more queers/colored people/self-proclaimed victims) without making compromises on competency. To blame …

It's not a free enough country that PGE customers can get their electricity and gas from other vendors.

Here's three data points: Germany pays $45B/yr for defense [0] The United States pays for 22% of NATO [1] The United States' defense spending accounts for >70% of all expenditures …

Tossing this out - lost the comment this was a reply to: I'm not sure about that - my N=1 I went to a State school and got an economics degree, I started my career as a SQL-lackey …

I'm not sure about that - my N=1 I went to a State school and got an economics degree, I started my career as a SQL-lackey for a B.I department in declining midwestern retailer, bu…

But trucks aren't that much 'bigger' on the inside than sedans. Go sit in a Toyota Avalon and a Tahoe and tell me where you have more room. The Avalon probably has 80% as much nois…

>The only punishment you can apply to corporation is to take a little bit of its money There's a death penalty for corporations - revoking their charter.

In America, we accepted that when we decided 'disparate impact' was sufficient basis for establishing civil rights violations. If employers can't use IQ tests because some racial m…

Yes, every perspective renter/buyer should consider that and choose what works for them. That feedback mechanism is called a market and it coordinates via price signals and a desir…

But it is progressive to hamstring development because the permitting process is a shake down for 'affordable housing'. It is progressive to hold environmental concerns as a valid …

>Sometimes one way to win is to play along and lead your opponent into a trap. Is the victory condition getting him fired?

Fair point. Let me try to steel man the parent comment and maybe you can respond: These people are fleeing the very predictable consequences of progressive governance, they should …

Yeah but most people modify their cars in a way that demands more attention while driving and reap the rewards of modification when they're paying attention to the car . There are …

>Let's stick to applicable conversations, shall we? That's functionally the same question as the one I'm posing. Who interprets? Who decides?

Hear ye. I've been a mac user since the Kanga Powerbook G3 (1997 IIRC). The last Mac I bought personally was the mid-2012 Retina 15, and I recently got a Macbook Pro 15 through wor…

>Why do you feel libraries which don't "accomodate" you, personally, also don't deserve to serve the rest of the community? My general view is that People can do what they want as …

I didn't ask for this. If society collapsed and I became a sustenance farmer or hunter gatherer, that'd be alright by me. I agree with the rule of law and I'll do what I'm legally …

>We codify against pointless discrimination against protected classes of people for a reason. Some things are no longer worth debating and serve no purpose but to actively harm peo…