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If they tried to step in now and pick one or the other, that would be picking winners and losers, but that ship has sailed. This is something they should have done at the very beginning, because the way it is now makes no sense and is bad for the country. Imagine if your electricity voltage was different depending on which utility company you used, and part of the country used European style plugs while other parts of the country used the standard US style plugs we use now. That wouldn't make any sense, that's why we have one standard. Not all regulations are bad.a very very small portion of asia perhaps............ its easy to have great infrastructure when an area is so small a single tower in the middle can be seen by all
as far as government picking between gsm or cdma...... hogwash....... these are exactly the things government shouldnt be regulating but always feel the need to do so
let the free market decide which is the better format...... in the end one will survive the other wont...... but the competition will force them both to reach their peaks
should the government step in and regulate which data format is best 7 bits or 8 bits making the decision between PCs and Apple?
the government shouldnt be picking winners and losers
I laugh at the attacks on the rich. When the Liberals take all the money away from the rich and spend in on hugging trees and nurturing dandelions, then who is going to fund your lives?
I believe in the American dream, but not so it can be stripped away and used to give away condoms and give druggies methadone.
Take responsibility for your own life and quit making others do it.
We need to curb spending. China has us by the short hairs and it's getting worse at an alarming rate.
Oh I am sure the climate has plenty to do with changing solar activity. Thing is, the vast majority of the change is man made, caused by the burning of hydrocarbons!Let me guess, you believe global warming is just from man made green house gases and has absolutely nothing to do with increased solar activity.
We have an absolutely massive and fundamental part in it! Are your 'feels' worth more than the opinions of tens of thousands of scientists?We may have a small part in it but I feel there are much larger natural events that are at work.
But the problem is, because many other Americans share your opinion, EVERYBODY'S Earth is being ruined. Sure, the mainstream US media is biased with regards to climate change, giving lobbyists equal time with respected, educated scientists who have a body of work. The US public still thinks there is a debate on the issue due to this!But as in my previous post, this is just my opinion. I have a hard time ingesting what I am being force fed by the media in the US.
Saving the environment is all fine and good. The problem is that many proposals to do so involve crippling the economy. The economy is bad enough as it is and we're proposing to completely cripple it in a way that will take decades to recover from? Not practical.
I'm sure you can in some places. This whole thing requires attitude change. Its all about a mix of renewables and nuclear anyway.You can't build nuclear plants here in the US sadly.
Well, the problem is that American urban areas are not conductive to public transport. Limit city sizes, pedestrianise more roads, more bus routes etc.\Americans, in general, aren't fans of public transportation. Sure, it's widely used in large metro areas like NYC or Chicago, but generally no where else.
You can't build nuclear plants here in the US sadly. It would be nice if we could. Americans, in general, aren't fans of public transportation. Sure, it's widely used in large metro areas like NYC or Chicago, but generally no where else.
I'm sure you can in some places. This whole thing requires attitude change. Its all about a mix of renewables and nuclear anyway.
Well, the problem is that American urban areas are not conductive to public transport. Limit city sizes, pedestrianise more roads, more bus routes etc.
European cities with massive urban sprawl have become highly reliant on public transport. In theory, all one has to do is toll roads, and make them smaller. Not advocating that, but merely saying. Give pedestrians, cyclists and public transport priority over private transport.
Attitude change, thats half the battle. And stop saying its impossible. Countries which lynched gays a hundred years ago marry them now, and the environment is not such a hot button issue.
Ah there is a reason there is such more bureaucracy. I just wish fossil fuel plants required as much.A lot of it is regulations. It's virtually impossible to get through all the red tape just to build one. Then you have to deal with the fact that over here no one wants to live anywhere near one as they're convinced that if they do they'll end up glowing in the dark for the rest of their lives. The ignorance and the bureaucracy is ridiculous.
I have no idea how you limit city sizes. Americans tend to like their personal space more than Europeans do and that is reflected in our cities. I have not visited a great many cities in Europe, but do they really have the same kind of sprawl that you have in the US? Here if you hit a big city you can easily spend an hour or more on a highway driving from a suburb on one end to the suburb on the other end.
A lot of it is regulations. It's virtually impossible to get through all the red tape just to build one. Then you have to deal with the fact that over here no one wants to live anywhere near one as they're convinced that if they do they'll end up glowing in the dark for the rest of their lives. The ignorance and the bureaucracy is ridiculous.
I grew up near a nuclear power power plant (Limerick, PA). It took forever for the plant to come online because of environmentalists kept tying things up in court. I read an article not long ago that many of the old guard greenies here in the US still won't accept nuclear power as a 'clean' energy source much to the consternation of environmentalists more concerned about CO2 emissions.
If they tried to step in now and pick one or the other, that would be picking winners and losers, but that ship has sailed. This is something they should have done at the very beginning, because the way it is now makes no sense and is bad for the country. Imagine if your electricity voltage was different depending on which utility company you used, and part of the country used European style plugs while other parts of the country used the standard US style plugs we use now. That wouldn't make any sense, that's why we have one standard. Not all regulations are bad.
I grew up near a nuclear power power plant (Limerick, PA). It took forever for the plant to come online because of environmentalists kept tying things up in court. I read an article not long ago that many of the old guard greenies here in the US still won't accept nuclear power as a 'clean' energy source much to the consternation of environmentalists more concerned about CO2 emissions.
None of those things are in the public interest. I'm not talking about favoring a particular brand or company. I agree the government has no role in things like that, which is rather obvious.that would be a cool example except its totally incorrect for your point........ the government didnt set the standard for voltage or plugs..... it was set by private organizations which catered to the market
imagine if the govt had decided beta was better than VHS (which it was) and regulated that?
or perhaps they decided that chevy was better than ford......... oh wait they did that and still failed to the marketplace
government does have a role in regulating certain things.... picking winners and losers is not part of that role
None of those things are in the public interest. I'm not talking about favoring a particular brand or company. I agree the government has no role in things like that, which is rather obvious.
ElasticNinja said:Oh I am sure the climate has plenty to do with changing solar activity. Thing is, the vast majority of the change is man made, caused by the burning of hydrocarbons!
Nice little graph there for ya! Anyway, in Europe, and in the rest of the developed world, the effect of man on our climate is not really questioned. But we still argue over how to reduce our impact.
ElasticNinja said:May I ask, what qualifies you better than those who actually research and investigate this? What qualifies the emitters lobby, who have all to lose, more than scientists? Why would you take a biased coal companies word over a team of scientists who have been peer reviewed and could actually make much more money by denying the science? Why?
Things that effect or benefit the general public like roads and utilities I would consider in the public interest. Cell service is pretty much a necessary part of life these days. Fluoride in the water is a no brainer to all except the tin foil hat crowd, but I would still leave that up to the locals. You have to choose your battles.