Truly, best I can tell, death is seen as the solution to many problems rather than, you know, solutions.

You can, apparently a decent portion of the population can’t.

Find your kickflip.

Those programs do have an effect on pricing. Not 1 to 1 with the cost subsidization and even if it does there’s plenty of arguments to keep programs like that around.

However I’d rather see moves made to encourage positive behaviors, like purchasing an electric vehicle, that didn’t translate into a dealership subsidy.

Look, I don’t appreciate being called out this hard.

Yeah, this is my issue with the government incentives for EVs, especially now that they are more common and can be deducted from the sale price. Most retailers are just jacking up the price to whatever the cap for the rebate is while pretending it’s still a good deal.

I would like to believe not that the worst happens to the USA, because of the damage that could do globally. But, I do hope that if Trump tried to take Greenland unprovoked that the citizens would not stand for it.

A hope that is quickly dwindling…

The Big Mac index is indeed a thing, which is surprisingly helpful.

ATARASHII GAKKO! My uncle told me to check them out and I’ve like them a lot.