I can't speak to the other issues mentioned, but the gas can issue is a perfect illustration of government regulation run amok. Clearly none of you have ever had to fill the tank on your lawn mower or snow thrower. Anyone using today's cans is much more likely to spill fuel all over the place or resort to modifying the can in a number of ways to defeat the so-called improvements.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cars these days are safer, faster, more comfortable, more fuel-efficient, and more reliable.

OP is a clown who should provide more intelligent analysis than just linking to an article on a "Trump rules Libtards drool" blog with a faux-reputable name like "Issues and Insights".

Didn’t read the article and have no political angle, but household appliances now have about 1/2 the useful life of their predecessors. I have replaced several 20+ year old appliances whose replacements barely make it 10.

That's not because of bureaucrats. The opposite. It's because of capitalists.

Anonymous wrote:Cars these days are safer, faster, more comfortable, more fuel-efficient, and more reliable.

OP is a clown who should provide more intelligent analysis than just linking to an article on a "Trump rules Libtards drool" blog with a faux-reputable name like "Issues and Insights".

Didn’t read the article and have no political angle, but household appliances now have about 1/2 the useful life of their predecessors. I have replaced several 20+ year old appliances whose replacements barely make it 10.

I don't care if my new dishwasher takes longer than the old one. The big difference was when they took phosphate out of Cascade. Stupid ocean.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cars these days are safer, faster, more comfortable, more fuel-efficient, and more reliable.

OP is a clown who should provide more intelligent analysis than just linking to an article on a "Trump rules Libtards drool" blog with a faux-reputable name like "Issues and Insights".

My 1984 Honda Crx was rated at 52 MPG, non hybrid, just a regular old car. I drove it to 285000 miles with noting more than gas and oil changes.

We have come a long way in 35 years......

it was a two seater, weighed under 2000 lbs, and was a deathtrap in an accident. Furthermore 52 was on the highway at 55 mph. and with 100 lbs of cargo.
My CRX got about 28 in the city, and 44 on the highway -- I drove more than 55 mph.

Does your non hybrid get more than 44 now or did you go backwards?

My car can get 40 on the highway if I keep it under 60. But, it also transports 4 comfortably with the luggage. You would need 2 cox's to do that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cars these days are safer, faster, more comfortable, more fuel-efficient, and more reliable.

OP is a clown who should provide more intelligent analysis than just linking to an article on a "Trump rules Libtards drool" blog with a faux-reputable name like "Issues and Insights".

My 1984 Honda Crx was rated at 52 MPG, non hybrid, just a regular old car. I drove it to 285000 miles with noting more than gas and oil changes.

We have come a long way in 35 years......

it was a two seater, weighed under 2000 lbs, and was a deathtrap in an accident. Furthermore 52 was on the highway at 55 mph. and with 100 lbs of cargo.
My CRX got about 28 in the city, and 44 on the highway -- I drove more than 55 mph.

Does your non hybrid get more than 44 now or did you go backwards?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cars these days are safer, faster, more comfortable, more fuel-efficient, and more reliable.

OP is a clown who should provide more intelligent analysis than just linking to an article on a "Trump rules Libtards drool" blog with a faux-reputable name like "Issues and Insights".

My 1984 Honda Crx was rated at 52 MPG, non hybrid, just a regular old car. I drove it to 285000 miles with noting more than gas and oil changes.

We have come a long way in 35 years......

What did it get?

I have a 2005 hybrid. When they phased in the 10% ethanol, my fuel economy dropped 10%. What does ethanol actually do?

It got anywhere between 50-65mpg on a regular basis

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cars these days are safer, faster, more comfortable, more fuel-efficient, and more reliable.

OP is a clown who should provide more intelligent analysis than just linking to an article on a "Trump rules Libtards drool" blog with a faux-reputable name like "Issues and Insights".

My 1984 Honda Crx was rated at 52 MPG, non hybrid, just a regular old car. I drove it to 285000 miles with noting more than gas and oil changes.

We have come a long way in 35 years......

it was a two seater, weighed under 2000 lbs, and was a deathtrap in an accident. Furthermore 52 was on the highway at 55 mph. and with 100 lbs of cargo.
My CRX got about 28 in the city, and 44 on the highway -- I drove more than 55 mph.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cars these days are safer, faster, more comfortable, more fuel-efficient, and more reliable.

OP is a clown who should provide more intelligent analysis than just linking to an article on a "Trump rules Libtards drool" blog with a faux-reputable name like "Issues and Insights".

My 1984 Honda Crx was rated at 52 MPG, non hybrid, just a regular old car. I drove it to 285000 miles with noting more than gas and oil changes.

We have come a long way in 35 years......

What did it get?

I have a 2005 hybrid. When they phased in the 10% ethanol, my fuel economy dropped 10%. What does ethanol actually do?

Anonymous wrote:Cars these days are safer, faster, more comfortable, more fuel-efficient, and more reliable.

OP is a clown who should provide more intelligent analysis than just linking to an article on a "Trump rules Libtards drool" blog with a faux-reputable name like "Issues and Insights".

My 1984 Honda Crx was rated at 52 MPG, non hybrid, just a regular old car. I drove it to 285000 miles with noting more than gas and oil changes.

We have come a long way in 35 years......

Misinformed article. The airbag regulations save lives, but the government also granted waivers for existing car designs for a certain number of years, if it was too difficult to comply. Cars are a global market, and you don't see VW or BMW withholding certain models from the US market (and keeping them in the European market) due to regulations, so the engineering challenges must not be that difficult.

Anonymous wrote:Cars these days are safer, faster, more comfortable, more fuel-efficient, and more reliable.

OP is a clown who should provide more intelligent analysis than just linking to an article on a "Trump rules Libtards drool" blog with a faux-reputable name like "Issues and Insights".

+1
This is a poorly written, poorly cited article with no sense of the big picture. Did a middle schooler write it?
Safety regulations? F that! The environment? F that!
No, let's have the bottom lines of giant companies dictate everything. People might die. The number and severity of cancer clusters may soar. But at least the cars will be distinct and exciting again!!!

Cars these days are safer, faster, more comfortable, more fuel-efficient, and more reliable.

OP is a clown who should provide more intelligent analysis than just linking to an article on a "Trump rules Libtards drool" blog with a faux-reputable name like "Issues and Insights".

Thanks Donald.

https://issuesinsights.com/2019/07/15/how-bureaucrats-ruin-everything-from-dishwashers-to-gas-cans-to-cars/

It's a fascinating insight into how we're forcing industry to improve products to the point where they cease to work. Anyone who's used a CARB-certified gas cab will attest to this.

At least someone noticed too.


SMH.