Posted on 12/16/2008 9:41:55 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Great post, thanks for taking the time to give me/us examples of your experiences. I replied to another poster just prior to this who was questioning my understanding of how unions operate. I suspect you’ve had experiences similar to mine.
Fair enough. Confine your comments to what you know about today. Comments about WW II B-24 production union workers is not in your memory. Rosie the Riveter would not sabotage the planes that her neighbors depended on to win WW II. I really don’t think you do.
Another poster asked the question "could I setup and build the B-24 or B-17 today?" Yes, I could easily setup a factory to do that. However, I wouldn't be sucessful at maintaining my schedule if I had to use UAW employees. I should have stated "today's UAW" employees, my appologies for the lack of clear intent in my prior post.
As a side note, the people who participted in WWII, nearly always have a wonderful attitude, a great work ethic, a strong desire to HELP THEMSELVES and a polite/thankful nature when services are provided to them. On the other hand, their children usually, or more often than not, act and behave completely opposite to this. The contrast between 85 year old patient and a 55 year old patient is astonishing and discouraging. The sense of entitlement my generation often feels is disgraceful and indicative of a huge problem within America.
Because of this contrast, that is based on my personal experiences and more importantly, my wife's input, I refuse to call them the "Greatest Generation." As far as I am concerned you're not the greatest generation if you raised so many of your children to be selfish and dependant on others for their survival.
Pat is the worlds greatest living authority.
Unless you can come up with something better then what I presented, the burden is on you.
Cars do get better gas mileage then 30 years ago, and it’s absurd to think otherwise. A typical late-70’s GM V8 car was getting about 10-12 mpg. Additionally cars pollute much less today, and have hugely better performance, so perhaps your “mileage is about the same” isn’t quite apples-to-apples.
Engine performance improvements have largely gone towards HP and torque, and not MPG, because that sells cars. If you don’t believe me, go look at 0-60 times for the average car then, versus now.
And you still fail Logic 101. There is never a burden to prove a negative, which you are still demanding.
Pat’s a NNINO, oops, I mean a RINO, has been for years. He’s an FDR Republican, or a Hoover Democrat. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
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Posted on 12/17/2008 7:39:26 AM PST by Mobile Vulgus
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We can knock a missile out of the sky with another missile now. They laughed at Reagan and said it can't be done. I say there aint no reason why we can't have better gas mileage then we have.
I am not going to insult your intelligence by pointing out that Logic 101 says, if you really try you get better results.
Thermodynamics hasn’t changed in 30 years.
People think because of all the advances in computers abd technology, other fields can advance at similar rates. It isn’t so.
Pat is to be forgiven for any self-delusional tendencies. After all, his presidential campaign of some years back was so well managed by his sister, Bay, that they had some $11 or $12 extra-large left over in unspent campaign funds. After this coup, even though it is peanuts compared to the Obama haul, Pat figured he had to be the smartest man in the country. And it's legal!
Wonder if he shared any with Lola Fulana (Surely you remember... his running mate?)
Why else would Congressman Dennis Kucinich and his lovely bride travel the length and breadth of America every four years?
If half of our passenger car fleet were diesel powered today, we could slash oil imports by about 30%. We begged George Bush to executive-order boutique diesel fuels out of existence, and it wouldn't hurt to stop the insane gasoline blending mandates that differ wildly from metro area to metro area, either.
At least Pat had the courtesy to take the swag and stop running for office. BTW, Ralph Nader is still out there every 4 years raising money like crazy ... or from crazies.
What about shoving more air into the intake? Find away to moderate fuel with air intake for max performance. They have this already, but I think it could be made to perform more efficient. Also, like Kenny Bunk says, get rid of the different blends. We should make one outstanding blend that gives you the power you need. The higher octane I ran in my Formula the better the car ran. I ran racing fuel in it a few times and it ran good. I can't tell you the gas mileage, but I can tell you that it ran good.
Hey, I may be wrong. Maybe this is as good as it gets, but I honestly think we could do better.
Thermodynamically, turbo-diesels are pretty sexy. I wish more of the Euro mfrs brought theirs over to this side of the pond.
Tax policy intrudes, creating an ugly practical reality. Many states tax diesel at much higher $/gal rates, to sock the truckers / businesses vs. the masses of voters. So if you’re wanting a diesel as an individual, you get hit with an inequitable taxation burden.
“Oh, and if you’re going to quote me, at least use my entire sentence.
Here, I’ll help you out.
Were on the verge of a depression, our government is so corrupted they now control banking and all of our major industries...”
I don’t feel I need to quote an entire sentence to make a point. I mean, I could have made the argument that the federal government has also exerted “control” over industry for a long time. But I didn’t want to, and that’s my right. I centered my control on the banking industry because the government effectively nationalized it with its empowerment of the Fed. The rest of industry hasn’t exactly been nationalized yet, so I didn’t feel the need to comment on it.
Zil if you are unaware is a automobile of the workers paradise with those fun guys Brezhnev (spelling) and Andropov, and other workers friend under the peace loving USSR.
Hey, Pat your insignificant, you failed a couple of time to get the big seat, get over yourself and join the real world. Or just not say a word.
"I centered my control on the banking industry"
Well you've done a terrible job, and you should be jailed for fraud.
Yeah, doing that could damage your credibility even more.
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