The White House is currently in the midst of a full-court press to promote Joe Biden’s spending agenda. The details of what this actually looks like are still somewhat hazy as Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Silena and others have succeeded in reducing large amounts.
And who exactly can read and process thousands of pages of new spending between the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the unpassed “Build Back Better” bill in such a short period of time?
Still, the details of what has passed (thanks to 13 ridiculous Republicans) are now being promoted, and Biden’s messaging on that front is flopping like a fish. The president boasts about things like this while Americans are suffering under the inflation boom.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Act will create the nation’s first network of electric vehicle charging stations. That means you can charge up and drive across the country — and it’ll create thousands of jobs for electrical workers.
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 17, 2021
You know what gets me most excited about being a taxpayer? For a massive federal government to spend gobs of my money on a “national network of charging stations” that will almost exclusively be used by the rich.
“But eventually everyone will drive an electric car!” they scream. I’m not sure what that means. We are currently facing a shortage of silicon chips, which is affecting the production of new cars for many years. The availability of car lots is limited and the prices for used cars are high. This is unlikely to change anytime soon. Further, even in a world where that problem didn’t exist, electric vehicles are incredibly expensive. No matter how large a tax subsidy is given, it’s impossible for the poor to afford an electric vehicle.
Those in the middle-class, who may be able to afford a Tesla electric car or a GM electric vehicle, still prefer gasoline-burning vehicles and trucks. Time to recharge is one, but electric vehicles are also extremely expensive to maintain and aren’t practical on long road trips because of charging times.
Furthermore, why would you push them so hard? Electricity doesn’t come from magic poles. It’s still produced largely by fossil fuels, which makes the entire electric car craze by the government rather misleading. They are also made of highly limited materials that were largely mined from hostile countries like China. Are we willing to give our transportation infrastructure over to the Chinese, and their proxies in Africa. Did we not learn anything from the recent chip crisis
I’m not against electric cars. I’m just against the government taking large sums of taxpayer money in order to force them into being a thing. The number of electric cars on the road should be determined by the market, and the technology advancements. Not the president.
This is a great idea!
Like I said, I’m a car guy. https://t.co/zc5qkQB7bi
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 17, 2021
You are now paying double the grocery bill and twice as much gas than a year ago. But, by God, because he loves cars, the president sets taxpayer money ablaze. The messaging here is absolutely tone-deaf, but it’s also cruel. The redistribution is not from rich to poor like Democrats claim. It goes from middle-class and poor to rich. At the end of the day, this infrastructure bill is by elites for elites, and it’s flopping like a fish with normal Americans.
But at least Biden got to “gun” an electric Hummer.
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