Now here's a cool car

Well, not always (when they get bailed out by the taxpayer).

Which is certainly the case these days. There is so much guv'ment
intrusion on the private sector that true innovation is almost
non-existent. In fact innovation has been replaced with the zeal to
defeat the latest regulation with a new gimmick which in turn is in
nobody's best interest.

<sigh>

JT

 

Start fresh!

JT

 

There was a fairly well known political cartoon that appeared sometime
in the very late 1980s, when there was the first joint television speech
by Gorbachev and Reagan. The speach content was shown to be something
along the lines of "Our two countries actually have much in common."

The American is shown watching the broadcast on a high quality Sony TV
with dozens of cable channel selections, and an absolute crystal clear
image. The Soviet citizen is shown watching the broadcast on a "Soviet
Diesel Television Cooperative" product, with a huge knife switch whose
only choices are "On" and "Off", and with terrible picture quality.

The cartoon stuck with me all these years because of the huge gulf
between the two superpowers it demonstrated, even when it came to such
simple things as access to quality technology, thanks to a requirement
in one of them that pretty much all products be of domestic origin, in
order to maintain full employment for the masses.

 

I was joking - in those "bad old days" workers got decent wages,
benefits, some job security, etc. As opposed to the 21st century.

 

Pure horse excrement as far as the real world is concerned. You're
basically citing a textbook description of the private sector. Are you
familiar with ITT's philosophy? Or Citibank's CBS project (any other
computer people here who worked on the CBS project in its long life?)?

Huh, the entire House is up for election every 2 years along with 1/3 of
the Senate, and the Pres every 4. Modern corporate CEO's have no
downside risk and take home tons of $$$ whether the company does well or
not. Then there's always the golden parachute if the spam really hits
the fan.

Speaking of "small and unintrusive (sic)", what would have the federal
gov't do and what would have it not do?

 

How so? Please be specific. Feel free to address such areas as the
military, NOAA, the FDA, workplace rules, food cleanliness & safety,
etc., etc.

 

By doing what?

 

Wouldn't the radiation sterilize the fish?

 

Thanks, sounds pretty funny (love to see the cartoon if you know where
to find it). Reminds me of the Wendy ad containing a Russian fashion show.

 

Indeed!

 

What radiation?

 

The vehicles will be here well before coal is replaced for electrical
generation. The difference at first, will be pretty much nil. Also,
try recharging one of those at the cost of electricity in CT.....

 

Of course.

You're free to write your own book, of course. Can you describe the
"muck" CA finds itself stuck in & how it got that way?

 

I thought we were discussing the failure of the (an) Indian Point
nuclear facility, hence, the assumption there'll be some excess radiation.

 

Not a failure. Just the discharge of secondary (non-radioactive)
coolant water into the Hudson. It's hot, but only in terms of
temperature.

 

Oh, no excess radiation, never mind.

 

Giving? In my experience, unused military bases are sold to the state
or local governments at or near current market value. That's true
even if the land was given to the military in the first place.

-- Patrick

 

You'll need to be careful what kind of arrangement you make in San
Diego County: when the Naval Training Station in Loma Portal was
de-mobbed, the City of San Diego sort of non-auctioned the use, and
some developers got a super sweetheart deal on rights. I reckon that
if it had involved "fair market value" the City wouldn't be in so much
debt, and firefighters would be on full duty, all stations would be
manned at all times, and other such cutbacks wouldn't be necessary.

I've said before: Camp Pendleton should become the Southern California
International Airport, current airports should become regional
transportation centers and parking facilities for the "bullet" trains
running among them and the SCIA.