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Don’t eat off this menu! Why mileage-based “Service Menus” are not for you

Don’t eat off this menu! Why mileage-based “Service Menus” are not for you Many people think that sensible auto ownership

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Ignorance can be bliss How a “Veil of Ignorance” can help us all Posted on Sept 2023, updated Oct 2025

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Gerrymandering is all over the news. Here are the basics… (published Apr 2021, updated Aug 2025) For the idealistic, ‘elections’

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Don’t eat off this menu! Why mileage-based “Service Menus” are not for you

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