General Discussion

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Too much political has been wasted on this and other energy policies that are barely rooted in reality. They’re not only bad policies, but terrible politics.

Often times they are regressive (thanks for subsidizing my plug in hybrid!). So let me get this straight. We’re going to tax everyone, so the upper middle class and higher will be able to afford a nicer newer car? All while we make the likes of Elon musk wealthier?

I feel like some of these policies are written by grifters. I say this as someone living in California. I’m afraid we’re going to end up with a billionaire hedge fund governor that will funnel state funds to his buddies in the “green” industry. It’s not like there isn’t enough crony capitalism in DC. There are indeed plenty of legitimate renewable energy companies, but there are a lot of scams too — those trying to grab as much taxpayer money as possible, fleece retail investors, all while making a few at the top very wealthy (conveniently they happen to be well connected politically).