Re: General Motors quietly closed the door this week on a goal to make only electric vehicles by 2035.

On 7/17/2025 1:01 PM, Beej Jorgensen wrote:

In article <gpth7k94sbdb2ead3j7qneg3m2gk13p52t@4ax.com>,
Catrike Ryder  <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

<eye roll> EVs have been pushed by the liberals.

 That liberal Elon! :)
 

The tax credits have been in effect for quite a while. It'll be
interesting to see how EV sales do with government subsidies.

 It would be interesting to see what would happen if the government ended
gas and oil tax subsidies, as well.
 

Yes it would indeed but the latter is more difficult as they apply the same depreciation rates as everyone else.
When I first heard "government subsidizes the oil companies" around 1970, I believed it. I learned better around 1975.
short overview:
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/The-Truth-About-Oil-and-Gas-Subsidies.html
And oh by the way I'd favor a common (low) tax rate applied to everyone with no exemptions or deductions whatsoever. That will of course never happen.
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