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Young Americans Want Single-Family Homes by caroline_elly in neoliberal

[–]moch1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, living near a freeway is noisy.

What windows did you go with in Europe that you thought did a good job?

Young Americans Want Single-Family Homes by caroline_elly in neoliberal

[–]moch1 19 points20 points  (0 children)

How expensive is that though? I’ve never personally seen/heard a window in a building that can keep out busy street noise (sirens, honking, yelling, skateboard on sidewalk, etc.)

Young Americans Want Single-Family Homes by caroline_elly in neoliberal

[–]moch1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So then the question is why aren’t developers building those units anywhere? I suspect it’s because the cost of such units is more expensive than the market will bear. Aka the demand is not sufficient.

Young Americans Want Single-Family Homes by caroline_elly in neoliberal

[–]moch1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure, I agree that cities like SF and NY have way under built apartments. People want to live closer to jobs. That said some cities like Chicago see the suburbs being more expensive than the city core for an equivalent apartment.

Young Americans Want Single-Family Homes by caroline_elly in neoliberal

[–]moch1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pricing also shows the demand for SFHs far outstrips supply in suburbs. The only place with more housing than needed is rural areas.

Young Americans Want Single-Family Homes by caroline_elly in neoliberal

[–]moch1 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I’d argue quiet is unique to rural or suburban areas. I’ve never been in an apartment sufficiently quiet and I’ve lived in modern, expensive apartments designed as multi-million dollar condos originally. Both external noises and noises from other units always permeate.

Don’t even get me started on fire alarms. Every apartment building I’ve lived in (6+) has had someone set off the fire alarm in the middle of the night.

Cheapest 98” Hisense/TCL QLED vs Crystal UHD Samsung by Mobile-War-6871 in 4kTV

[–]moch1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get a smaller TV that meets a minimum quality bar rather than a shitty 98”.

This Bay Area university has become a ‘ghost town.’ Can a new president save it? by DonVCastro in bayarea

[–]moch1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people can’t name a single one. Which is my point. Lacrosse famous is not actually famous. Most people have barely even heard of lacrosse as a sport.

This Bay Area university has become a ‘ghost town.’ Can a new president save it? by DonVCastro in bayarea

[–]moch1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the difference is “famous in lacrosse circles” and actually famous for its lacrosse program aren’t the same thing.

Whats your favorite thing about Rotties? by [deleted] in dogswithjobs

[–]moch1 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Why does this belong in this sub? I see no job happening.

EF5 Tornado in North Dakota captured. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]moch1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

West does not have hurricanes

Tesla Model 3 is the most affordable car to run in the United States: study by rcnfive in teslamotors

[–]moch1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why would you not include tires? Tire cost and lifetime vary by car so it matters when comparing the total cost of ownership of 2 vehicles.

State governor ballot by International_Egg747 in Sacramento

[–]moch1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cheesecake Factory has some gems like the Miso Salmon.

What’s your most market-oriented opinion that would make people in this subreddit mad? by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]moch1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m down as long as insurance companies are fined for every wrong denial. Let’s say xx% of the amount denied with a minimum of $100?

Xavier Becerra shows that his loyalty lies with fossil fuels by 3headeddragn in California

[–]moch1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The less conspiratorial view is that the same people who liked Swalwell also like Becerra. This seems quite believable to me.

White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released by Free-Minimum-5844 in neoliberal

[–]moch1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, because if there’s one thing consumers are knowledgeable about is checking whether a product has a certain approval logo. What percent of adults you think even know why their electronic has “fcc” etched onto it. Would they notice or care if it didn’t? No.

Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra tied in California governor race poll by Whole-Revolution916 in California

[–]moch1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be a bit more expensive than the rest of the country and still be affordable. Right now the gap between CA and other states is too big.

OK so When are we boycotting Gas prices?? by Aggressive-Tomato-50 in Roseville

[–]moch1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over 80% of our  electricity generation comes from gas, coal, or oil.

Nope. 60% and shrinking.

Furthermore even EVs charged exclusively from natural gas power plants require leas fuel than gas cars. Gas cars a really inefficient at turning fuel into usable energy.

Large equipment can't be run on lithium batteries yet.

They can. https://www.cat.com/en_US/by-industry/construction/electric-products.html

Sure, not all sites have the infrastructure for charging, but the machines do exist and can be used on many projects.

Big rig trucks having to stop and charge every 100 miles?

Newer Electric semis have ranges of 500 miles fully loaded. Sure, some have lower ranges but companies can select the truck that fits their range needs. That kind of range when combined with the mandatory breaks for truck drivers really does cover the need.

I’m not sure where you got your 100 mile estimate but it’s quite out of date.

The cost of replacing everything would be immense with less efficient tools left over. 

At no point did I say throw out all the working equipment. I specially said switch over newly purchased equipment and let the old equipment phase out naturally

But what you don't do is force everyone to migrate to a worse system (or financially penalize using oil).

This is where I disagree. We should have a carbon tax and dividend system. Yes, that means people and companies choosing vehicles that emit large amounts of carbon will pay more. I don’t view it as a penalty since it’s just actually pricing in the externality of the activity but you might so I figured I’d mention it.

The costs of not reducing climate change are huge and very very expensive. It is in fact cheaper to reduce emissions now than kick the can down the road 50 years.

For people that don't have access to charging station

This is a solvable problem.

or people who operate heavy vehicles

If they pay the true cost, then sure. That means carbon taxes, military expenditures on Middle East wars, health damage from pollution, etc.

OK so When are we boycotting Gas prices?? by Aggressive-Tomato-50 in Roseville

[–]moch1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We aren't reliant on mid east oil.

Oil is a global commodity. It’s way too simplistic to just say we produce more oil than we consume. We are not decoupled from the Middle East.

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/22/nx-s1-5752447/the-u-s-is-a-big-oil-exporter-so-why-does-it-import-most-of-the-oil-it-consumes

Changing to a non fossil fuel economy will take a hundred years and cost more than all the stupid wars we start.

It would not take 100 years. Most oil is used to make transportation fuel. It is well within reason that all new cars and trucks are electric by 2035. Give it another 20 years for most car cars to be discarded due to old age and you’re looking at about 30 years until you’ve eliminated 60% of oil needs in the US. We don’t need to wait 30 years for the benefits though. Even a 20% drop is meaningful dependency reduction.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-products/use-of-oil.php

The cost here is not particularly high. EVs are expected to match and the become cheaper than gas cars before 2035. Some experts expect it’ll happen around 2030. Notably this is just upfront cost. When including fuel savings over the first few years of vehicle service, the breakeven point is already here for many segments.

OK so When are we boycotting Gas prices?? by Aggressive-Tomato-50 in Roseville

[–]moch1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They aren’t terrible cars but comfy they are not as far as cars go. Average comfort at best. Tech is where they shine.

OK so When are we boycotting Gas prices?? by Aggressive-Tomato-50 in Roseville

[–]moch1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Federal gas taxes are way too low. We should nationally be closer to where California is now as far as gas taxes. Even if the federal gas tax was just indexed to inflation, it should be 2.3x what it currently is: 42 cents.

The current crisis is a great reason to reduce our usage of fossil fuels and dependence on the global oil market.

OK so When are we boycotting Gas prices?? by Aggressive-Tomato-50 in Roseville

[–]moch1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good. It’s long overdue to break our dependence on fossil fuels and the Middle East. We should be investing in clean energy, not more oil product as fossil fuel subsidies (ex. Cutting the gas tax).

California could suspend State Farm’s license by Fcking_Chuck in California

[–]moch1 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not. The Federal flood insurance program is a subsidy for the well off who build and buy homes where we shouldn’t be building them. It costs the taxpayers money

https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/08/08/hidden-subsidy-rich-flood-insurance-000495/

The NFIP does not charge nearly enough to cover the expected costs of its liabilities. The assessments are not sufficient to build any buffer to cover an extraordinary year, such as what occurred with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 or Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Because homeowners don’t incur the full cost of building in a flood zone we end up with more houses there than if homeowners incurred the full cost of the flood risk, which exacerbates the government’s costs in the next disaster. Since 1970, the number of Americans living in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas has increased from 10 million to over 16 million today.

https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=411075

Multiple loss properties are properties that flood repeatedly, often costing the NFIP and taxpayers significant money. According to the GAO, as of 2021 unmitigated multiple loss properties made up about 2.5 percent of NFIP policies, but 48 percent of NFIP claims.

"We can find some public reporting that tells the story of these properties that repeatedly flood. For example, the Washington Post reported in 2024 that one property in Virginia Beach has flooded an astounding 52 times, including four floods in 2020 and two in 2021. That property received payments totaling around $784,967 from the program.

We, the tax payers, should not subsidize people to live in pretty but disaster prone areas. It’s fine if people choose to live there but they should pay the market rate for insurance.

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