Another adventure in venture socialism. You play with your money - fine. You play with my money - that’s not fine.
The actions taken by this Administration in the name of "progress" are condemning future generations to slavery to oppressive government. Whether by an individual "master" or a collection of bureaucrats and politicians, indentured servitude to provide for the wants, desires, and "bets" of political elitists and bureacrats, slavery is slavery, and it violates the very principles underlying America's Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
We might consult a letter from Thomas Jefferson to Roger Weightman which is reproduced here from the Library of Congress collection
Monticello June 24. 26
Respected Sir
The kind invitation I receive from you on the part of the citizens of the city of Washington, to be present with them at their celebration of the 50th. anniversary of American independance; as one of the surviving signers of an instrument pregnant with our own, and the fate of the world, is most flattering to myself, and heightened by the honorable accompaniment proposed for the comfort of such a journey. it adds sensibly to the sufferings of sickness, to be deprived by it of a personal participation in the rejoicings of that day. but acquiescence is a duty, under circumstances not placed among those we are permitted to controul. I should, indeed, with peculiar delight, have met and exchanged there congratulations personally with the small band, the remnant of that host of worthies, who joined with us on that day, in the bold and doubtful election we were to make for our country, between submission or the sword; and to have enjoyed with them the consolatory fact, that our fellow citizens, after half a century of experience and prosperity, continue to approve the choice we made. may it be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all,) the Signal of arousing men to burst the chains, under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings & security of self-government. that form which we have substituted, restores the free right to the unbounded exercise of reason and freedom of opinion. all eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. the general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view. the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of god. these are grounds of hope for others. for ourselves, let the annual return of this day forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them.
I will ask permission here to express the pleasure with which I should have met my ancient neighbors of the City of Washington and of it's vicinities, with whom I passed so many years of a pleasing social intercourse; an intercourse which so much relieved the anxieties of the public cares, and left impressions so deeply engraved in my affections, as never to be forgotten. with my regret that ill health forbids me the gratification of an acceptance, be pleased to receive for yourself, and those for whom you write, the assurance of my highest respect and friendly attachments.
Th. Jefferson
I am taking an on-line class in hybrid and all electric vehicle technology. The instructor said today that electric car owners think that they should be able to re-charge their batteries at these public charging stations for FREE! It confirmed my assumption about the politics of these “coal car” owners.
It only takes a simple question:
What “federal energy department” worked out, chose and fostered the development and deployment of the fuel distribution, refueling network and refueling equipment for the oil-energized automobile industry?
Answer: none.
The very best thing the Federal government can do with regard to anything concerning vehicles running on electric power is to get Congress and the Federal bureaucrats 100% out of the picture.
The automobile industry and the electric power generation and distribution industries can chart the future for electric cars, just fine, without Federal government bureaucrats, their legal micro-managing or their wasteful spending of taxpayers money promoting politically selected solutions.