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This whole idea of demanding people comply with what the majority wants is collective ideology, which is a tyranny against the individual. I can see a demand in the future that everyone give up vehicles powered by fossil fuels and drive only electric vehicles, because gas engines pollute everyone else's air. This is a very dangerous road the left is trying to force us onto.

The current administration is now breaking the law, violating Constitutional rights and removing property rights, and is doing it willingly! Still don't think the government has become corrupt?

I don't see people attacking anyone for getting the vaccine. I see some of the vaccinated attacking the unvaccinated when they want to ostracize and vilify those who don't get the vaccine. Look at all they are proposing to infringe on the liberties of the people who choose not to get the jab. BTW: There is a difference between a liberal and a leftist. Liberals don't do that because they are OK with people living free. Leftists are not liberal at all. They want to tell everyone how they must live.

I do not believe any scientific study says the vaccine makes anyone less likely to transmit the virus. You can still carry the virus on your hands and in the breath you exhale. You have only built up your immunity to it so you don't get as sick. Plenty of vaccinated people test positive for the virus. To think they don't spread it is to not understand viral transmission. The vaccine is being pushed to keep unvaccinated people from getting sick. To say they are more likely to spread the virus is baseless fear mongering and vilification of the unvaccinated.

No, sometimes it's just not too popular.

By Thomas Gallatin Deep within the 2,700 pages of the bipartisan "infrastructure" deal a group of 20 senators rolled out on Monday is the creation of a program aimed at eventually taxing Americans for every mile they drive. The concept known as the vehicle milage traveled (VMT) tax is not new, but it has recently gained traction as lawmakers seek new revenue sources for funding their massive $1.1 trillion plan. The system of a federal gas tax intended to fund the Highway Trust Fund has fallen short of generating enough revenue, lawmakers claim, hence the desire to find another means of milking hardworking Americans. Never mind the fact that this massive "infrastructure" bill allocates $550 billion in new transportation spending even as the national debt has ballooned to a whopping $28 trillion. No tax will ever be enough for these spendthrifts. However, beyond a potential national VMT on top of the current gas tax (of course they won't end that revenue stream), there are concerns regarding Americans' privacy rights. In order for a VMT to work, an elaborate tracking system would need to be developed — one that would essentially track everywhere Americans go. This has Fourth Amendment violations written all over it. But why are lawmakers pushing a VMT? Well, Biden's latest executive order may provide some of the answer. On Thursday, Biden issued an order setting 2030 as the target date for 50% of all new vehicles sold to be electric or carbon free. If, as Biden desires, 50% of new cars sold by 2030 are electric, then that represents a huge cut in gas tax revenue. The solution: tax vehicle mileage. The constitutional problems, meanwhile, are numerous. "If you can't get the votes ... you can't [legislate] by executive order unless you're a dictator," Biden said in October. So much for that. Why wait for Congress when there's a power grab to be made? This is yet another case of the federal government abusing the Constitution's Commerce Clause, seeking to direct and limit Americans' purchasing freedom. Furthermore, it is a rejection of the concept of free market enterprise and its superior ability at technological innovation. When consumers are free to choose what they buy, they buy what works best for them, which may not be what those in positions of power would want. But that's how a truly free society and free market economy operates. What Biden will do is manipulate the market, in part by engaging in crony capitalism to prop up big businesses that have already heavily invested in EV technology. His order will ensure the purchase of their products while also limiting outside competition from startups. Lost in all the feel-good high-fives over electric cars is the fact that our nation's electrical grid cannot handle millions of additional electric vehicles without major overhauling and upgrading. Thus, as usual, the government's "solution" to one problem will create another (big) one. To be clear, the development of EV technology is not ultimately the problem, though EVs are not as clean as ecofascists would have you believe and there are hurdles to overcome. Rather, the problem is the government manipulating the market and mandating consumer choices. Technological innovation develops most efficiently when driven by free market forces, not government fiats.

Well, you have every opportunity to refute anything I post. Give it your best shot. All you're doing is posting ad hominem attacks to try and silence the messenger. That's what all leftists do. Must be something about this thread that threatens your views. Why not provide them for discussion and see who's answers are correct?

Typical leftist retort regarding a subject that is way above their understanding. "Arguing with an idiot is like playing chess with a pigeon. It'll just knock over all the pieces, shit on the board, and strut about like it's won anyway." - Anonymous

The vaccine only helps to keep you above ground if you get the virus. It won't prevent you from giving the virus to ANYONE else. So how does the vaccine become a moral responsibility you must assume to keep you from giving the virus to others?

I have seen cases where this was done with my own eyes.

When taxpayers are footing the bill, a leftist will not consider being frugal. And their ego won't think it's wasteful. They despise the common man and his plight.

Your 2 cents isn't worth 2 cents. You are the epitome of a victim of cultural conditioning.

We live in an age where ignorance is the new common sense, hate and violence is the new love, lies are truth, perversion is the new morality and injustice and fear are the new utopia.

Nothing published in "Hustler" is true. It's just meant to get leftists aroused.