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Yes I have looked through all three articles, though I did not read the wiki until just a few moments ago. One of the qoutes I copied came from the San Fran. article. From the wiki quote "VMT tax is unpopular with voters, tax reform advocates, libertarians, and others concerned with...

Found this on an expedite carriers website . " Cargo vans earn 62 percent of the gross which ranges from $1.00 to $1.05 average per loaded mile. " Sounded kind of cheap to me. Unreasonable or not ?

Amusing thing about mudslinging Americans . We are not the only ones who like to engage in the practice. Kelly McParland: Should Stephen Harper be nicer to the media? | Full Comment | National Post quote "No one knows how unfair the press is better than the press. The only thing they...

Big ol 10-4 on the intrusion into personal privacy. jimmy

Gee I thought American drivers already paid a tax on every gallon of gas purchased. Granted I am none to sure how the government would wring more taxes out of drivers with the vehicle miles traveled tax scheme, but I have faith in their ability to do so. jimmy

I particularly liked this part . " Mileage tax idea would use GPS in cars to track drivers' usage". My immediate concern was the part about tracking people's cars. More big brother? Quote from the San Francisco Bay Area Transportation News article. "Speaking to The Associated Press...

I particularly liked this part . " Mileage tax idea would use GPS in cars to track drivers' usage". My immediate concern was the part about tracking people's cars. More big brother? Speaking to The Associated Press, Transportation Secretary LaHood, an Illinois Republican, said, "We...

Boeing's executive vice president and general counsel speaks out. Labor board plays fast and loose in Boeing case | Examiner Editorial | Opinion | Washington Examiner More jobs moving overseas ? jimmy

Obama floats plan to tax cars by the mile - The Hill's Floor Action quote "The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive"quote I...

Top Green Admits: “We Are Lost!” | Via Meadia "Greens like to have it both ways. They warn darkly about “peak oil” and global resource shortages that will destroy our industrial economy in its tracks — but also warn that runaway economic growth will destroy the planet through the...

Yeah that would be something. Knock me over with a feather if that were to happen. jimmy

While Obama is busy shutting down offshore oil exploration, Cuba is busy making plans for oil exploration off their own coast line. AFP: Cuba to drill five new oil wells by 2013 jimmy

Great post Moot. Or when pigs fly. jimmy

Thank you chefdennis and paullud both. I have seen a few posts about the motor carrier requiring the van owner to purchase the insurance and name the m/c as additional insured. Have no problems with my paying for the insurance, just wondered what the standard practice was. jimmy

Who usually pays for the primary liability insurance required by FMCSA, motor carrier or owneroperator? I have been searching in the archives and not been able to come up with a good answer. Searched the internet and came up with this. From the OOIDA FAQs 5. Can I get my own primary...

Job requirements are, be a US. Citizen and have a high school diploma or equivalent. Allysia Finley: California Prison Academy—Better Than a Harvard Degree - WSJ.com jimmy

Kidnapping Japanese citizens comes to mind. Sinking South Korean ship, shelling South Korean base, issuing threats if the US. and South Korea carried out scheduled military exercises. Yeah the US. will probably regret having UN membership one day. I would not disagree even a little bit...

More links to articles on the flooding Mississippi River. Mississippi Rising: Apocalypse Now? | The Daily Impact The Deep South braces for rising Mississippi River - San Jose Mercury News jimmy

By rogue government I was referring to their Nuclear blackmail policies. Not the North Korean government's legitimacy. I agree with you with over not trying to force other cultures to think as Americans do. Layoutshooter also has a point over commitments that America has made to other...

Hitting the Real Debt Ceiling - By Mark Steyn - The Corner - National Review Online quote "In other words, under the 2011 budget, every hour of every day, the federal government spends $188 million it doesn’t have, $130 million of which is “borrowed” from itself." quote HUH???. jimmy