Looks like there is more to the story on Toyota. A few days ago I learned that Toyota has "black boxes" in its cars, recording devices that note the state of systems just before and after air bag deployments.
These recordings can only be read with software created for (by?) Toyota, and only one computer in all the United States has this reading software. Seems like the company is not interested in making these crash data widely accessible.
If there is any willful withholding of information essential to public safety, then Toyota is clearly begging for investigation.
Unfortunately, the congress seems particularly ill-suited for leading a pursuit of the truth.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
The Right Thing To Do
I heard the president say today that the congress should pass his health care reform bill because it is the right thing to do. How I wish that our governmental representatives were motivated by doing what is right.
Some politicians probably really have persuaded themselves that they are doing right when they vote for bigger and bigger government. But somewhere deep down, they have to know that something is wrong.
Spending is more than out of control. It is on auto-pilot, set to ratchet up every day and every year. While we owe so much money that we'll never pay it off, we are borrowing more. This week we are extending unemployment benefits, for only $10 billion. Chump change.
Everywhere I turn, I see more government spending. On the radio I hear commercial after commercial about some federal government info website. These commercials cost money and we are broke. I heard one yesterday directing me to a .gov website that will tell me how to be a better father. I'm all for good parenting, but the government has no business telling me how to raise my children.
Maybe there is a website that gives budgeting tips.
Some politicians probably really have persuaded themselves that they are doing right when they vote for bigger and bigger government. But somewhere deep down, they have to know that something is wrong.
Spending is more than out of control. It is on auto-pilot, set to ratchet up every day and every year. While we owe so much money that we'll never pay it off, we are borrowing more. This week we are extending unemployment benefits, for only $10 billion. Chump change.
Everywhere I turn, I see more government spending. On the radio I hear commercial after commercial about some federal government info website. These commercials cost money and we are broke. I heard one yesterday directing me to a .gov website that will tell me how to be a better father. I'm all for good parenting, but the government has no business telling me how to raise my children.
Maybe there is a website that gives budgeting tips.
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