RE:RE:RE:RE:Republican introduces new bill to end the $7,500 federal tax There are many reasons for a Government to take action regarding regulations. It usually comes down to maximizing GDP. One reason might be for market leverage, like China is doing now and Japan did in the 70's within the auto industry. Another might be to compensate for a flaw in the free-market; externalities occur when costs exist that no one is accountable for, like with emissions. There is going to be trillions of dollars spent building barriers around cities, yet cars are dirt cheap since they are agnostic to this. There are many good reasons, however being “fair” to a single company (with a ~50 billion market cap) is not one of them. It is about maximizing GDP. Tesla is a great company. They took the risks and are now worth ~50Billion, furthermore, they are years away from all other companies. Similar stories can be repeated to ad nausim. They need Uncle Sam's help about as much as Farm needs his Trump-farmer-handouts.
What Trump is doing is not helping America dominate the EV industry. Instead, he is gifting this Europe and China. This will affect us as much as the Toyota onslaught, which took decades to recover from. Instead, he is pushing coal and corn. He is doing this to energize his base, nothing more. The money he saves I read is going to be pushed to build his wall. Trump is a very weak minded narcissistic bstrd, who serves himself. I have no respect for zero-hedge/breitbart who are doing their level best to make America the joke its become.
Also, btw. You and Farm think you are freakn heroes because you got a job (Farm supplies food... oh my, and you run some small business). You have jobs, like everyone else. If you want to be a hero, then you should have served with me in AF.