I'm no traffic engineer, but I've seen this idea several times now and it seems wrong.
"Zipper merge at the last moment," they say.
"No," I say. A zipper merge may be orderly, but it is SLOW. Our goal is to keep the traffic moving.
If everyone merges over the course of a mile, we can do it at 60 MPH.
Can you imagine a zipper merge at 60 MPH?
Chris Jones has just gotten old in a hurry. He doesn't have the speed or explosiveness he needs, and he also seems out of shape. Fell down multiple times last night, and not because he was pushed down. Not sure what the Chiefs can do about it.
One of the things I learned in my corporate career as a budget guy is that any department can be cut 10% and still get the job done.
Maybe not every year, but certainly once.
6% is a good opening bid. And the "across the board" approach removes some degree of politics.
From the Free Newsletter:
"The Fed Cannot Stop Runaway Inflation"
https://t.co/3OaDIm13Pk
"The Volcker parachute that backstopped the entire Ponzi for 50 years is gone. Congress spent it."
"When the next crisis hits, the Fed will find their nuclear option has no fuse."
🚨 NEW RFK Files Discovery A lot of dots and not only dresses!
Plus: Trump’s Nobel nom, “Make my day” post, and NYC primary drama.
@lordbuckly and I peel back the layers!
Watch 📺⬇️🇺🇸
Let this sink in.
You pay 30% of your check as Federal Income Tax.
You pay 10% in most States Income Tax.
You pay another 7% in Sales Tax.
You pay another 8% in Property Tax.
55% of your check is taken from you before you even get home from work.
Then they doubled gas prices.
Then they doubled food prices.
Then they doubled mortgage rates.
Then they give all your money away to other countries.