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California Considers Giving Away Free Electric Cars to the Poor
FrontPage Mag ^ | 12/02/2013 | Daniel Greenfield

Posted on 12/02/2013 10:49:46 AM PST by SeekAndFind

What do the poor need most? Jobs? Nah. In Governor Moonbeam’s California they need free electric cars.

Free means that you’ll be paying for them. Even if you’re not a California resident, there will probably be Federal money involved.

“The California Air Resources Board is now embarking on a program that would help poor people buy energy-efficient vehicles. In one scenario posed by the agency, a “voucher” might even pay the full price for a Nissan Leaf, an electric car with an MSRP above $21,000, or for used cars with lower price tags.”

But it only stands to reason. If companies like Tesla and Karma get gobs of money from Obama. It’s time to make electric cars go full welfare.

“Apparently, wealthy people already are benefiting from subsidies to high-end electric car makers such as the Tesla. This law brings car subsidies directly to lower-income people. The law was authored by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Calabassas, recently named one of two Legislators of the Year by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers for her efforts to promote cleaner air.”

Sure. Cleaner air. Has nothing to do with a plan to buy and give away cars that no one wants.

Not even a possibility.

“It finds, for instance, the agency would need to pay the “full cost” of a vehicle for a family of two to buy a new electric car or $18,000 for a family of three to buy a used hybrid.”

Why not also buy them dinner for a year and throw in weekly theater tickets. It’s for the environment.

Come to California, where there’s no money to pay the cops or firefighters, but there’s plenty of money to buy electric cars for the poor.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; efv; electriccars
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To: Rusty0604
The only acceptable definition for “transportation justice” should be riding someone out of town on a rail.
61 posted on 12/02/2013 12:21:09 PM PST by CrazyIvan (Obama phones= Bread and circuits.)
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To: COBOL2Java

Sitting down with my legs out straight would be longer than the entire lil car!


62 posted on 12/02/2013 12:22:27 PM PST by Beagle8U (Unions are Affirmative Action for Slackers! .)
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To: Beagle8U
stay tuned for the ROLLOUT...of obamacar.gov ..

barry didnt want California to beat em to the punch!!




63 posted on 12/02/2013 12:51:58 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/ In Glitch We Trust....;o})
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

Oh, this is definitely an Agenda 21 scam in the making.

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64 posted on 12/02/2013 12:53:29 PM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: Malone LaVeigh

When mah battry be run down, ah jus go get me ah nutha Muh flipin caw, yo.


65 posted on 12/02/2013 12:53:57 PM PST by showme_the_Glory (ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government)
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To: Nachum

can’t wait till the sulfuric acid is deployed from the batteries.


66 posted on 12/02/2013 1:02:52 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Yaelle

Wouldn’t it be racists to ask for ID?
I can’t believe you asked that question, of course it would - it’s California:-). Lord, please keep all the loons there and not let them out in the USA among normal people.


67 posted on 12/02/2013 1:20:51 PM PST by Bitsy
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To: SeekAndFind

How many of these cars will be littering the highway when the battery goes dead? It was free, so just walk away and have Moonbeam give you a new one.

How can the “poor” afford the electricity to charge? Insurance? registration?


68 posted on 12/02/2013 1:24:40 PM PST by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Do they all get to plug them in at Daniel’s house?


69 posted on 12/02/2013 1:53:39 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: nascarnation

Nah. To “White”. :-)


70 posted on 12/02/2013 2:19:08 PM PST by Howie66 (Molon Labe, Traitors!)
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To: Nachum

In hopes that they will electrocute themselves?


71 posted on 12/02/2013 2:48:51 PM PST by Silentgypsy (Mondays should be outlawed.)
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To: Silentgypsy

free electricity too?


72 posted on 12/02/2013 2:50:46 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Silentgypsy

electromagnetic field induced sterility?


73 posted on 12/02/2013 2:53:36 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: SeekAndFind

Lets see..............shanikwa has a free phone, section 8 housing soon to be in a forclosed residential house, social security, disability, food stamps, free internet service and a computer, free education, free breakfast lunch and dinner for her many children from several fathers where abouts unknown, and now a free car.............life is good!


74 posted on 12/02/2013 2:53:53 PM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: SeekAndFind

SCAM, SCAM, SCAM......


75 posted on 12/03/2013 7:40:30 AM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: longtermmemmory
electromagnetic field induced sterility

Great concept!

76 posted on 12/03/2013 8:21:21 AM PST by Silentgypsy (Mondays should be outlawed.)
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