we need to focus on Congress next. . .my plan is to give them a people's agenda. . .pass it our lose your job.

the problem with corporations and planned obsolescence is that uninvolved owners need to keep those quarterly profits rolling in. . .another flaw in the system .

Hey B, my Toyota 4x is at 190,000 and 17 years (it's a 93). Doesn't go as fast, hates hills now, but it's still running. I just keep hoping it continues as I can't afford to fix it if it breaks.

Yep, pickerrick, same old same old. Our military uses more oil per day than anything else in the world (read this recently). Not a real surprise that it's willing to invade and kill others to continue. Of course all the rest of the world's militaries are in the same boat. Without oil, they'll be marching like the Romans did. Soon enough they'll be using swords and pikes again, too, I imagine...