Posts on Jīaháo is the Oil Guy, and Aleksandr is the Oil Guy, often complain about US propaganda.
What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander.
What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander.
Norway Hits Record 98.6% EV Share in April
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From the linked article:
"For a long time taxes on polluting cars have partly financed incentives for zero-emission cars without any loss in revenues."
If Norway wants to do that, who are we to say that they can't? People in the US would not go for it, but, in their country they can do what they want.
well, it's dark a lot more there in the wintertime? seasonal disorders?
Denmark, by the way, has a very high alcoholism rate. Not quite Russian or Polish rates but still much higher than neighboring countries.
Strange, for such a “happy” country.
Norway is lower than the US
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/alcoholism-by-country
Strange, for such a “happy” country.
Norway is lower than the US
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/alcoholism-by-country
Yes-when In Greece it was amazing to see the symbol used for medicine Rod of (Asclepius) on structures that are so ancient!
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Yep, like how Russia likely influenced nuclear and coal plant shutdowns in EU.
They likely were behind a lot of the pipeline protests in Canada as well to keep the line from reaching the west coast. They probably knew it was inevitable but stalling it a few months or years is buku $$$ for them.
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Check for current safety and conditions first, but consider South Africa. I was there there for three weeks in 2008. Both Johannesburg and Cape Town. I had the pleasure of 5 star hotels in both cities.
South Africa's wine country is spectacular. I drove the highway along the country's southern most coast to the point where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet. A spectacular drive, and I was amazed at the number of hardcore roadie cyclists churning out the miles. I so wanted my bicycle to magically appear so I could join them!
As beautiful as South Africa was, there were safety concerns, even back in 2008, Johannesburg in particular. My hotel was surrounded by razor wire and a "man trap" entrance. Even Cape Town had issues but I never felt unsafe there because I was careful where I went and made a conscious decision to be aware of my surroundings. Trust your senses.
IMO, South Africa's "wow factor" exceeded anything I experienced in my trips to Europe; Portugal, France (for the 24 Hours!), Germany, the Netherlands, and England. The planet looks different in South Africa; the air, the ocean, everything.
The worst part of South Africa is getting there. It's a verrrrry long airplane ride. In a 32 hour time frame I was on three different aircraft and was airborne something like 28 hours!
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Well, you can find all sorts of interesting stats about countries, I didn't think Iceland would be up there, but there it is.
I guess my main point is that, all countries can improve in some measures, and what is done well in the US doesn't work everywhere.
IMO some of the things European countries do, are better ideas or systems that what Canada does currently. I believe only Norway has anything like our natural resources, yet these countries are out performing us in many measures of democracy, social, and economic performance? I think its worth looking into why this is?
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles...nd-drug-related-death-rates-in-the-world.html
Highest Overdose & Drug Related Death Rates In The World, per million, per year
| 1 | United States of America | 245.8 |
| 2 | Iceland | 221.2 |
| 3 | El Salvador | 160.1 |
| 4 | Sweden | 124.5 |
| 5 | Australia | 116.2 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 104.9 |
| 7 | Canada | 104.5 |
| 8 | Estonia | 102.9 |
| 9 | Russia | 81.1 |
| 10 | Seychelles | 80.2 |
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Interesting that two countries at war with one another have far lower rates of drug overdose deaths that do we in the US.
I do wonder how much of this relates to supply, since in the US illicit hard drugs are about as easy to get as a Coke and a bag of chips and not much more expensive.
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I think the answer here is that China targets its fentanyl production to the US. It's part of their long term strategy to win.
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That is a super easy answer
Those two countries don't reward people for not working, not producing. In those two countries, taking money from people who earned it, and entitling to people, groups, and organizations that didn't earn it, is not a normal way of business.
Funny, when people are working and need to work to provide for them and their families, their is a very clear reduction in crime and illicit drug use.
I suspect that there is a relationship between one's lifestyle and his propensity to engage in all sorts of self-destructive behaviors.
Or is there?
Maybe it's that those who live a straight life are simply not attracted to bad personal behaviors, while those who are will never live a straight life.
Exactly, critical thinking is not what it was a couple of generations ago in our country.
Hum. A lot of posters on BITOG, especially when it comes to EVs, could have fooled me on that front. They seem pretty emotionally invested to me.
Is there a TL: DR version?
I will say that without reading umpteen pages of forum posts to find out what happened, all things being equal the Taycan is an excellent charging vehicle, OutofSpec Motoring cannonballed one across the US in less than 40 hours and charging stops often less than 10 minutes.
It's also wicked expensive for normal folks.
Maybe some others? Not me. I have always maintained EV's have their place. I have even went to the length to state "I am not anti-EV" in an earlier thread.
What I am against is when a certain product is being forced on the public, or the playing field is so tilted to punish one product while trying to eliminate a competitors product. Consumer choice is good.
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Yes, it’s a bit much in that regard …
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