Way too early to put on "the thinking cap" but here's a mental trampoline to start up energies flowing through our brain cells, nodes and connections. Sometimes your MesaZona blogger feels like A Stone Age Man or just mebbe Pre-Neanderthal.
There's no 'man-cave' here in the open working-space called home. You might scratch your head wondering what's this got to do anything?
.... time to chill and to mellow-out
Jeez
Just take one item: say, a higher gas tax. Where we goin' with that leads to one answer:
“Some folks may not like the idea of increasing the motor fuel user fee, but if you don’t like that, what’s your proposal?” he asks.
“What shouldn’t be acceptable, and what we don’t think is acceptable, is to simply say, ‘Well, we don’t have a solution.’ ”
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DEFINITION:
so·lu·tion
noun: solution; plural noun: solutions
1. a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.
"there are no easy solutions to financial and marital problems"
> the correct answer to a puzzle.
"the solution to this month's crossword"
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answer, result, resolution, way out, fix, panacea;
More synonyms: key, formula, explanation, interpretation
"an easy solution to the problem"
>products or services designed to meet a particular need
"we are an Internet marketing firm specializing in e-commerce solutions"
2.a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent).
| synonyms: | mixture, mix, blend, compound, suspension, tincture, infusion, emulsion
"a solution of ammonia in water"
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OK - How'd all that get started? Thanks to Mike Bloomberg and this article with the headline as a declarative statement leading to the question: What can fix it?
"With greater fuel efficiency and electric cars, another source of revenue is needed. President Trump’s plan to spend at least $200 billion to spur investment in U.S. public works has set off a bitter battle over raising the federal gas tax—and highlighted fundamental problems with the way the U.S. pays for roads and bridges. . .
On Feb. 12, Trump released his infrastructure plan, which would use federal dollars mostly as incentives to encourage states, localities, and the private sector to spend at least $1.5 trillion on infrastructure improvements. In a meeting with lawmakers two days later, he supported the idea of raising the gas tax to help fund his proposal. . . "
Curious to read more?
Good arguments pro- and con- if want to see and understand both sides of the data.
Please go to the underlined link above. Enjoy
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