Mileage has nothing to do with fuel duty as a percentage of income. Fuel duty as a percentage of income is very regressive. Especially in this era of wealthy individuals buying hybrids/electric vehic… (View Post)

40%, ie a minority. Which means the majority of the bottom quintile income households do have a car. And those that do overwhelmingly do because they need it to get to work. It is essential for them.… (View Post)

Iran is a far greater threat than Cuba. Topple the Mullahs and peace in the Middle East becomes viable. (View Post)

Because Cuba is a communist dictatorship sanctioned by the US, yes. Cuba could have had reform and removed the communist dictatorship and normalised relations at any point since 1960. They have not. … (View Post)

Absolutely agreed, it was a thought experiment. If there were such a hypothetical switch, would you press it? The point of the thought experiment is that prior to 2003, Iraq under Saddam was as bad a… (View Post)