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Who can we elect that is not a fiscal idiot?

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LSUsupaFan Founding Member

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Rwilliams said: ↑

The Aspiring Survivalist: China won't be buying U.S. government debt anymore

Most of obama's economic team were from academia and had no real world experience. Now they are going back to their ivy league schools to teach another generation of Marxist sympathizers.
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Don't you think if there were any truth to that at all it would be on legitimate news outlets and not on some obscure political blog? Even the author of the blog doubts the truth of the headline.

I'm not sure how reliable this source is. My doubt stems mainly from the belief that if this were true, surely this story should have spread like wildfire, even with the mainstream media's best efforts to keep it under wraps.
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LSUsupaFan, Jun 11, 2011

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ELECTRIC cars could produce higher emissions over their lifetimes than petrol equivalents because of the energy consumed in making their batteries, a study has found.

An electric car owner would have to drive at least 129,000km before producing a net saving in CO2. Many electric cars will not travel that far in their lifetime because they typically have a range of less than 145km on a single charge and are unsuitable for long trips. Even those driven 160,000km would save only about a tonne of CO2 over their lifetimes.

The British study, which is the first analysis of the full lifetime emissions of electric cars covering manufacturing, driving and disposal, undermines the case for tackling climate change by the rapid introduction of electric cars.

The Committee on Climate Change, the UK government watchdog, has called for the number of electric cars on Britain's roads to increase from a few hundred now to 1.7 million by 2020.

Britain's Department for Transport is spending $66 million over the next year giving up to 8,600 buyers of electric cars a grant of $7700 towards the purchase price. Ministers are considering extending the scheme.

The study was commissioned by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership, which is jointly funded by the British government and the car industry. It found that a mid-size electric car would produce 23.1 tonnes of CO2 over its lifetime, compared with 24 tonnes for a similar petrol car. Emissions from manufacturing electric cars are at least 50 per cent higher because batteries are made from materials such as lithium, copper and refined silicon, which require much energy to be processed.

Greg Archer, director of Low CVP, said the industry should state the full lifecycle emissions of cars rather than just tailpipe emissions, to avoid misleading consumers. He said that drivers wanting to minimise emissions could be better off buying a small, efficient petrol or diesel car.
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Electric cars may not be so green after all, says British study | The Australian

but hey, you drive a prius because you care.

tirk, Jun 13, 2011

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The law of unintended consequences. Obamacare's got a million of 'em.

SabanFan, Jun 13, 2011

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The law of unintended consequences. Obamacare's got a million of 'em.
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Don't even get me started today. My buddy can't get insurance because of obamacare.

mobius481, Jun 13, 2011

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shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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tirk said: ↑

ELECTRIC cars could produce higher emissions over their lifetimes than petrol equivalents because of the energy consumed in making their batteries, a study has found.

Electric cars may not be so green after all, says British study | The Australian

but hey, you drive a prius because you care.
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Exactly right

shane0911, Jun 14, 2011

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Oooo hey look at me! I'm going to save the planet! Ain't I just a peachy great lil liberal. Look at my new prius! It goes so great with my gucci manpurse! Oooo look at me ! Save the whales!I got Bob and Neil a new wedding present , a hope and change bumper sticker.

Rwilliams, Jun 14, 2011

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Oooo hey look at me! I'm going to save the planet! Ain't I just a peachy great lil liberal. Look at my new prius! It goes so great with my gucci manpurse! Oooo look at me ! Save the whales!I got Bob and Neil a new wedding present , a hope and change bumper sticker.
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haha yeah manupurses are stupid!

...what?

no i um, ..... my manpurse is not gucci so you cant make fun of me.

martin, Jun 14, 2011

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Scare tactic/fear mongering by the dems….

LSUpride123, Jun 14, 2011

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this is why you unleash the private sector and encourage competition. not centralized govt.

its long but worth the read. if you're a marxist, try and stomach through it so you can learn something.

Peter Ferrara - On The Cutting Edge - Forbes

Reaganomics Vs. Obamanomics

From watching and participating in debates over the years regarding Reaganomics, patterns of logical fallacies and factual errors repeatedly arise among critics on the Left. As the troublesome facts demonstrating the failures of Obamanomics accumulate, we find that almost religiously minded supporters of President Barack Obama can’t deal with those facts, and exhibit analogous logical fallacies.

But if we are ever to restore traditional American prosperity, we must get beyond those fallacies and errors.

Most fundamentally, many insist that they do not understand how tax rate cuts promote economic growth. As discussed in my column last week, Reagan reduced the top marginal tax rate from 70% when he entered office, all the way down to 28%. He cut all the other income tax rates by 25% across the board. Then in the 1986 tax reform, he consolidated all the lower rates into a single 15% rate, effectively the income tax rate for the middle class.
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tirk, Jun 15, 2011

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"I believe the world is getting warmer, and I believe that humans have contributed to that. ... It's important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may be significant contributors."
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Sorry Mitt, there goes your chances, no way the knuckle draggers will elect you now.

LaSalleAve, Jun 16, 2011

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