Day: November 28, 2017💾

What If Autonomous Cars Just Never Happen?

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What If Autonomous Cars Just Never Happen?

I am inclined to say that driverless cars will never happen. Some automation yes, like a better cruise control and automated emergency braking, but ultimately cars will continue to be operated mostly by humans.

The same will be true with electric cars. Some will get adapted but I'm not sure we can say that the internal combustion engine is dead. Not because of Trump or the oil companies but because it's always safer to believe current technology will be the future.

Map: Empire State Topography

Congress Takes Aim At Tax Rules That Hit Hardest At Upper Middle Class

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AMT: Congress Takes Aim At Tax Rules That Hit Hardest At Upper Middle Class

"Scrapping the AMT would lower the potential tax hit for affluent families. But the AMT has survived for decades because it generates a lot of money for government coffers."

"Eliminating the AMT would cost the U.S. government some $700 billion in revenue over the next decade, about half the estimated price tag for the tax bill Congress is now considering."

"It would also potentially remove some of the constraints on the use of tax shelters by the wealthy, allowing taxpayers to take advantage of more loopholes and deductions, Gale notes."
Map: Belfry Mountain Firetower
Map: Mountain House Trail and North Mountain