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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
The states can keep their standards.
I don't see why the fed needs to help people by electric cars that are otherwise unaffordable.
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I'm on the same page. Let the states decide what they want to do, and let the citizens vote or leave if they don't like it. Many of the big ticket federal subsidies are anti-progressive, meaning only relatively wealthy people get to take advantage of them.
- $8,000 first time homebuyer credit - wealthy people buy houses
- $4,500 Cash for Clunkers - wealthy people buy new cars
- $7,500 EV tax credit - only wealthy people have $7,500 in tax liability
- 30% Solar/wind credit -only wealthy people can front the money to install these expensive systems.
Do you see a pattern here? Taxpayers paying for wealthy people to get new toys that reduce their energy costs, and boosting those wealthy peoples "holier than thou" factor.