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US Government Spying Changes Citizen Behavior
American taxpayers are changing their behavior and use of technology to avoid government surveillance in a new damaging report that in its background results from flagrant violations of Constitutional rights in AutoInformed’s view. Continue reading
Posted in AutoInformed Editorial, customer satisfaction, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, snowden
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Thanksgiving for Our Tattered Democracy
The most American of holidays, Thanksgiving, has its roots in early 17th century pilgrims – illegal aliens in a sense, as immigrant celebrations of survival because of bountiful – and importantly – shared harvests. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, AutoInformed Editorial, blog, economy, environment, news analysis, public health, shows and events
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino
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AAA Blasts Automakers for Enabling Distracted Driving
The largest motoring organization in North America, AAA, is saying that hands-free technology now in widespread vehicle use is not safe and contributes to the Distracted Driving epidemic because of the cognitive distraction it causes. While 47 states have banned texting, it turns out that cellphone use is the equivalent of drunken driving. Continue reading
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew Lies about Lehman Brothers
AutoInformed is disgusted by this blatant election year claim. The lack of government regulation and effective oversight by government agencies caused the ongoing Great Recession. Continue reading
Posted in AutoInformed Editorial, economy, fools 'n frauds
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino
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This Fourth of July More Independence is Needed
Unfortunately, as a result of political and Supreme Court decisions of our government comprised of craven “pay to play” politicians, we are not as free as we should be given our heritage. We remain dependent on foreign oil from nations that are openly hostile to us. We support dictatorships with billions in bribes called – euphemistically or cynically – foreign aid. Continue reading
Posted in AutoInformed Editorial, news analysis, people
Tagged 1776, energy indepence, fourth of july, independence
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Department of Transportation Kisses Big Oil and Railroad Butts
The problem, the deadly problem, is that many of the tank cars in use by Big Oil and the railroads to move crude oil are not safe – as the Lac-Mégantic derailment that killed 42 civilians and wiped half of a southern Quebec town proved. Continue reading
Where’s the Independent Investigation of NHTSA for Failure to act on Deadly GM Ignition Switches and Air Bag Failures?
In AutoInformed’s view, the circumstances cries out for an independent investigation and an independent prosecutor dealing with both involved parties, one that is immune to political maneuvering and internal politics at NHTSA and GM. Continue reading
Posted in AutoInformed Editorial, litigation, recalls
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A Day of Thanksgiving for our Democracy
General Washington in December of 1777 celebrated a day of “Thanksgiving” after the defeat of the British at Saratoga during what has come to be known as our War of Independence, a war conducted when we were still a loose confederation of former colonies who rebelled in part because we were resisting taxation to pay for the ongoing folly of foreign wars and entanglements of our then legal government located across the Atlantic ocean. Sound familiar? Continue reading
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Eight States Want 3.3 Million EVs on U.S. Roads by 2025. Here come More Subsidies for the Rich
Eight states, representing 27% of the total U.S. new vehicle market, have announced a joint plan to put 3.3 million allegedly zero-emission electric vehicles on America’s roads by 2025. “Alleged” because EVs are elsewhere emissions vehicles when you take into account how the electricity is generated. Continue reading
Milestones: FDR and the Minimum Wage – Then and Now
On this day – 24 October 1938 – the federal minimum wage became law in the United States. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act, aka FLSA, the previous summer that, among other things, created the concept now backed by legal reality that people should get a fair wage for a day’s work. Continue reading
Posted in AutoInformed Editorial, economy
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, minimum wage
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September Unemployment National Scandal as Hiring Slows
September unemployment numbers finally released two weeks late show that a mere 148,000 jobs were added in September, keeping the unemployment rate officially above 7%. More than 11 million people who want to work are idled in an ongoing economic and social crisis. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed.com, bls, Ken Zino, tea party
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Your Computerized Car allows Governments to Snoop
The next car you buy will be computerized, override your inputs, all the while gathering vast amounts of personal data that will be used for marketing purposes. Continue reading
Posted in AutoInformed Editorial, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, computerized cars, driverless cars, google, Ken Zino
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Consumer Electronics Association Denies Distracted Driving
In a cynical, profit-motivated move, the head of the Consumer Electronics Association today said he would support a campaign to end texting and driving. “I have made a personal commitment not to text and drive, and to use my devices ‘responsibly’ while operating my car,” claimed Gary Shapiro the head of the pressure group for the $209 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. Continue reading
Automaker Defense of Hands-Free Devices Hooey AAA Says
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is taking on the oft-used automaker defense their profitable selling of hands-free electronic devices that are expanding exponentially in new cars. The latest data show that dangerous mental distractions exist even when drivers “keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road.” Continue reading
Marchionne Apologizes for Being Irreverent
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has apologized to an organization called One Voice for his quip last January at the North American International Auto Show where he said Alfa Romeo models when re-introduced into North America should have Italian engines. Journalists present laughed it off as being typical of the straight talking executive who uses humor, including self-deprecating humor to make his points. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, dago, fiat Chrysler, Ken Zino, marchionne, one voice
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