@KayLisaStone@tracybeanz Most people don't realize this. You can pay off your house and think you 'own' it but if you stop paying taxes... you are out on the street.
@dehcirt@tracybeanz Nobody owns the land even if they pay a mortgage on the house the "own". If you don't pay your taxes, the state takes away your house, even if the mortgage is paid off. All they do is rent
@JasonBrown10951@ChrisGloninger Engines might not wear out sooner but I had a car go through batteries like I had never seen before. No way the cost to produce those batteries was saved by the stop/start system.
@ZeroTemptations@ChrisGloninger Now factor in the ancillary battery required and the early replacement of the main battery and starter and I would bet it's a net $/environmental loss.