CloverKnollFarms
Elite Member
So we should work to bankrupt our own country? . What about leaving a better world for our kids... That's been mentioned in this thread more than once
"They" are doing that...bankrupting our country. Grumpy is helping them do it with your tax dollars. He is not wrong to take advantage of stupid policies if an EV will work for his needs. He would be stupid to not take the money.So we should work to bankrupt our own country? . What about leaving a better world for our kids... That's been mentioned in this thread more than once
Didn't know it was a boxing match.You got grump , on the ropes
I'm just amazed at the reasoning here on the part of EV owners and the government.I fully understand, you do not. But so what if not "everybody" gets the bribe? If Government offers a carrot one is stupid not to take it.
Possibly the greatest economist of all time, Milton Friedman, taught this lesson. That one should suck the teat dry if for no other reason than to kill it. His specific example was subsidized exports. That if Japan wants to subsidize steel then we should buy everything they can make and bankrupt them. We seem to be doing a good job bankrupting China. And our Federal government.
At my age a vehicle is a tool. I want it reliable, repairable at reasonable cost, easy to sell when I upgrade, and economical to operate.I'm just amazed at the reasoning here on the part of EV owners and the government.
What's the purpose (of EV purchase)?
To:
Save the planet?
Save money?
Go fast?
Entice purchase with tax money?
Discourage travel?
FSD to assist driving abilities (!!??!!)
I see a comedy of errors.
Interesting to me (ref:NTU):
"the top 50 percent of filers earned 90 percent of all income and were responsible for 98 percent of all income taxes paid in 2021. The other half of earners, those with incomes below $46,637, collectively paid 2.3 percent of all income taxes in 2021."
The government "offers a carrot" to the stupid paying the least tax as everyone's electric bill increases.
I haven't bought an EV yet, but if/when I do, the primary factors will be convenience and performance.What's the purpose (of EV purchase)?
To:
Save the planet?
Save money?
Go fast?
Entice purchase with tax money?
Discourage travel?
FSD to assist driving abilities (!!??!!)
Youâre an outlier. An ICE only needs to be filled up every 400-600 miles, not every night.1. I want to just plug the car in when I get home at night, since driving 5-10 miles to the nearest gas station is a PITA. There are no gas stations along the route I drive in my daily travels
That's fair. Even most of my life, I was passing at least one gas station in my daily or weekly travels, this is the first extended period where my daily route has me passing none.Youâre an outlier. An ICE only needs to be filled up every 400-600 miles, not every night.
Very rare for someone to not pass a single gas station in 400-600 miles.
I guess youâre in the minority
$12k depreciation in a year is terrible IMOIt lost $12k in value in a year? I'd vote no? 25% of it's value? Unless I'm missing something. My last car purchase was only $20k... Your depreciation paid for half of my CRV.