Oso planning to go pro
Wow!95% of US adults have cell phoneshttp://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile/87% Use the internethttp://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/09/07/some-americans-dont-use-the-internet-who-are-they/A third of non-internet users (34%) did not go online because they had no interest in doing so or did not think the internet was relevant to their lives. Another 32% of non-internet users said the internet was too difficult to use, including 8% of this group who said they were “too old to learn.” Cost was also a barrier for some adults who were offline – 19% cited the expense of internet service or owning a computer.Add it up and only 3% of US adults say they don't use the becase they cannot afford it.And poor people are fatter than rich peoplehttp://www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/brief/why-poverty-leads-obesity-and-life-long-problemsThe average car age in the US is 11.6 years. So 15 is just a bit longer thant he averagehttp://www.autonews.com/article/20161122/RETAIL05/161129973/average-age-of-vehicles-on-road-hits-11.6-yearsYou're wrong on every sob story you made up so that elitist like you can be morally superior.All that said, there is one area the poor have indeed been falling behind ... social mobility. Elitist like you push for policies that make inequality worse. 82 = the real smuggles.
I only want to take on this fatter than wealthy people topic. How often do you go through the west side and see grocery stores that have adequate food access? How many gyms do you see through there? How many after school sports are parents able to enroll their kids in? The issue isn't gluttony like you insinuate it's lack of proper nutrition and fitness.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
This ain't gonna happen any time soon, if ever.
Man I hope it does. Dealerships are the vestigal effect of a products liability shield legal tactic from the 20s-30s. They serve absolutely no point.I'll call it here: Once Amazon is done revolutionizing the grocery industry, they'll cut a deal with an automaker and have Prime Auto, click, deliver, no negotiating.
our poor people are the richest poor people in the world. one of the problems with people who don't earn very much is prioritizing. living within their means, there is a lot of peer pressure to have "air jordans" the newest cell phone, expensive designer/pre-ripped jeans, etc. all the commercials glorifying unnecessary chit. i call some of these people "dime-store rich" if you cannot afford something, another child, the new car, you can't have it-don't try to buy it!!
Why stop at auto? They can do prime real estate
Throw in the 3.5 million truck drivers who will lose jobs once automation takes over the semi truck business and we gots some problems ahead of us. What say you, Heisy, autonomous semi trucks by 2025? Sooner?
I tend to place myself in the "self driving vehicles are coming sooner than most people think" camp. Obviously, when this happens, it's going to have a huge impact on those who drive for a living. However, I would think that they still will have a requirement -- at least for a while -- that a human be present in the vehicle. Granted, it would be a very low skill job almost akin to a security guard/baby sitter for the truck and cargo. I would think that the Teamsters would impose considerable pressure to ensure that federal regulations require a person to be present in the self-driving vehicle. Has anyone seen this issue addressed?
Shaking my head at the economic ignorance here. What happens when you raise the price of something? You get less of it! This is true for labor (minimum wage) and burgers.You're just letting your fear of being politically incorrect to come out and say what is obviously true ... raising the minimum wage causes the most vulnerable, usually a woman or minority, to lose their job.Speaking of "just raise the price of burgers to pay higher minimum wages" .... when you rise the price you get less of it!The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2017Diners Are Finding $13 Burgers Hard to SwallowNumber of outlets peddling gourmet toppings has nearly quadrupled since 2005, but sticker-shocked consumers opt for home grilling insteadhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/diners-are-finding-13-burgers-hard-to-swallow-1496241667As the number of outlets serving “better” burgers—featuring nontraditional toppings and artisan buns—has skyrocketed over the past decade, so has the average burger tab, turning some customers off.Brian Cockerline, a 20-year-old Rutgers University student, used to go to Five Guys for a burger once a week in South Plainfield, N.J. With fries and a drink, his tab was about $13.Now, he is cooking burgers at home instead.Lunch traffic to quick-serve hamburger restaurants fell 5% last year—the biggest year-over-year decline that market-research firm NPD Group Inc. has recorded.
Edited to acknowledge that Five Guys is privately-held but that the 5% statistic presumably is derived almost entirely from public company franchises.
Bad (incorrect) presumption.
Yes CA passed a rule that all driverless cars must have a steering wheel and brake. Tesla has driverless options now and when engaged, the steering wheel vibrates every three minutes. If the driver does not acknowledge he is still paying attention by grabbing the wheel, it stops. It is a cultural thing ... that will change over time.FYI - we already have driverless trucks now. There are thousands of trucks that can drive themselves on an interstate only. The problem is the rules say the driver must sit in the driver seat. Instead, most are in the back sleeping. So regulators are considering adding seat sensors so the driverless options only works with someone sitting in the front seat. Again, it is cultural.(Once semis go fully driverless, some talk that they can only operate on the interstate overnight. That gets them off the roads during business hours reducing traffic and accidents. To incentive this, they will allow them to drive at 100mph or more. That way they can cover almost 1000 miles when everyone is sleeping and traffic is sparse.)
Source?Another big deal with semis going driverless is that all those truck stops/gas stations/restaurants and all the people working in those areas will lose jobs. When/if semis go without drivers, a HUGE part of the economy and small-town jobs will be blown away
ATL ... Ford fired its freaking CEO because he was not moving fast enough in this direction!! So Bill Ford, with his approval of the board of directors, are wrong and the Auto industry business model is not changing? Good luck with this thinking.A car is a waste of money. 95% of the time it sits unused. The subscription model*** (zip car on a huge/massive scale) and ride sharing are expected to the majority of car sales in the future. Dealers will go away and manufactures will sell the rest directly via the Tesla showroom model.Now before you laugh it off remember that newspapers publishers did the same, retailers did the same, taxi owners did the same. They are now all poor and bitter. Don't join them.*** subscription model = MILLIONS of cars in the network meaning there are multiple cars on every block. All are connected to the net. You push a button on your phone, it finds the closest car and gives you the unlock code. You use it and drop it off when done, the GPS records its location for the next use.Why would you do this? Here are your options ...1. $30 to $80k/year for a car, pay nearly a thousand a year for insurance, you pay to fix. You pay to store (a garage)2. $300 to $800/month subscription (depending on the class of car you choose) plus a small gas sir charge (say $20/month) (Note, if the car needs gas, you fill it up, the sensors note how much you paid and net that against your subscription.Which direction you think the world is going ... again, the Ford CEO was changed because of this view of the world.It amazing how so many people have a hard time understanding that basic way they work is going to massively change. This is why start-ups take their business away.
1. $30 to $80k/year for a car, pay nearly a thousand a year for insurance, you pay to fix. You pay to store (a garage)2. $300 to $800/month subscription (depending on the class of car you choose) plus a small gas sir charge (say $20/month) (Note, if the car needs gas, you fill it up, the sensors note how much you paid and net that against your subscription.
Not saying that I disagree that subscription cars are the way of the future, but where did you get these numbers? I have never paid close to $30-80K a year for a car. Car payments are in the realm of $4000 a year, I budget $50 a month for gas (which is enough for me, others probably need more) so $600, insurance is in the $1000 a year range, and I pay $550 a year for parking. Registration in Texas is like $80 IIRC (gonna need to do that soon so thanks for the reminder). I know there other other incidental costs like accidents, routine maintenance, car washes, speeding tickets, etc. But not enough to push my ~$7K all the way up to $30K. Plus, I'll have paid my car off in the next year so $4000 of that goes away.I'm also not sure about the $320 a month for a car subscription. That seems low to me but could absolutely be wrong. I don't lease, but I believe $300ish a month would be about an average cost for a non-luxury lease. But you also need to pay insurance, parking, gas, etc. I assume a car subscription service would push these costs onto their clientele. Did you pull these numbers from somewhere?
FYI - we already have driverless trucks now. There are thousands of trucks that can drive themselves on an interstate only. The problem is the rules say the driver must sit in the driver seat. Instead, most are in the back sleeping. So regulators are considering adding seat sensors so the driverless options only works with someone sitting in the front seat.
Source?
I know where. I'll give you one guess...it rhymes with "gas".
Good. Burn the whole system down. Get rid of those types of jobs. Force our country to come up with more stable jobs for people or pivot to a different type of social situation (basic income, for example).
Down 1 w 5 seconds left. Doable.
"Not to mention that I can feed a family on unhealthy crap for a lot cheaper"mcdonalds offers salads and apple slices(used to anyway) instead of grease and fries. i don't think the apple slices went over so well either-big shocker, ayyn'a?