So then you should be willing to make the oil companies hire their own private navy to police the Persian Gulf shipping lanes instead of making the taxpayer pay for it? Or at least add a gas tax that covers the tens of billions a year it costs our military to do it for them (not to mention the occasional Gulf War).
Like it or not, our military is subsidizing the oil industry. We can't have a double standard. One of the biggest electric car fans that I know is a Gulf War vet with an NRA bumpersticker on the back of his Volt. He will tell you of watching dozens of his fellow soldiers die and coming back vowing to change his oil consumption.
Furthermore, the EV tax credits will phase out in a few years, unlike the shipping-lane-police oil subsidy which will last forever if we don't transition to electric vehicles (or plug-in hybrids like the Volt that can cover 90% of your miles with electricity).
“Why are we giving someone who is buying a $100,000 PLUS Automobile a $7,500 Tax Credit? Even a $40,000 Volt Driver?”
I actually would not mind it if the tax credit was limited to cars that cost less that $50,000. I don't think anyone paying $70,000+ for a Tesla is going to be swayed one way or another by $7,500. The Volt starts at $35,000 and with the $7,500 federal tax credit and between $1,000 and $6,000 in state tax credits, many people can get a new one for around $25,000.
Wow, that’s a long way around the bend.
The Military exists to protect the American People and our Interests. Their role has nothing to do with the subject of this Thread.
Your reply has nothing to do with the Government handing out MY Cash to somebody because they bought a certain kind of Car. The product costs what it costs, and if you can afford it, go for it. It isn’t the Governments business.
The Government is going out of its way to promote one Company’s Product over another Company’s product, period.
Sounds like Crony Capitalism to me.
I guess they should hand out MY Cash to people who buy that new Hybrid Porsche or that new Hybrid BMW that cost over $250,000 each. Heck, they’re already handing out MY cash using the EITC to people who have Kids and can’t afford them, so what the heck.
Sorry my Friend, we are looking at the same situation through different lenses.