Los Angeles is considering a plan that will help residents fight global warming and spend less time in traffic — all for the low, low price of $90 a year.
Lawmakers want to ask LA voters to chose between an additional $.09/ gallon tax at the pump, or an additional registration fee around $90 a year. The registration fee would be higher for cars, trucks, and SUVs that produce more carbon emissions. The fee would raise $400 million a year for public transit and other programs designed to relieve congestion and improve air quality.
Opponents point out that politicians can always conjure up the vague threat of global warming as a way to convince citizens to tax themselves and bail the government out of poor budget management. Because the environment could use infinite attention, opponents argue, it is a perfect tool for demagoguery.
Does being "green" mean making costly, and open-ended commitments to improving air quality? When polluting industries brag about their empty "green-washed" credentials, is it up to everyday citizens to implement real change? Is it promising that the city of traffic and smog might make sacrifices to reduce emissions? Does it count as a sacrifice if only the poor are pushed off the roads?
I've been involved with a man for eight years and married for three years. When I met him, he had been recently dumped by his wife of 16 years — she had been having an affair and is now married to that guy. Early on, I thought it was normal for my guy to rant or complain about his ex and her affair. The problem is that after all these years, he still talks about her affair often. He talks about it with his friends every time they get together, often right in front of me.
A couple of weeks ago, he was at lunch with a friend of his, and his ex walked in with her new husband. He wanted to leave and then launched into his usual tirade about how she had an affair. The friend asked him why he is worried about his ex when he's remarried to a beautiful woman, and I wonder this too. Just two days ago, he said he wished his ex knew about how much money he is making now!
It makes me feel terrible that he's still talking about her all the time. But when I bring it up, he gets very angry at me and demands to know why I am acting as if I'm in competition with her. Am I being totally out of line here? Or is my husband's obsession getting too extreme? What should I do?
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Los Angeles is considering a plan that will help residents fight global warming and spend less time in traffic — all for the low, low price of $90 a year. 
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