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In the US, at least, we directly subsidize fossil fuels to the tune of billions of dollars a year -- just counting the above-board, direct subsidies through leg
by rootusrootus 6mo ago
In the US, at least, we directly subsidize fossil fuels to the tune of billions of dollars a year -- just counting the above-board, direct subsidies through legislation. If you count indirect subsidies, the figures are staggering.
But put a $7500 point-of-sale rebate on an electric car and people go nuts. So the solution is either make the EV subsidy less obvious, like we do for fossil fuels, or try to educate people on where their tax dollars actually go. The former is more feasible, certainly, in the modern political environment where ideology rules over facts.
- graemep 6mo agoThe comment I replied to was "Given how long we have all been subsidizing ICE buyers, I think it is fair to spread the love around a little." The subsidies you talk about are US specific and was in rely to one about ICE buyers subsidising EV buyers in the UK. In the UK we pay heavy fuel duties and car taxes so ICEs have not been subsidised any time recently, but, have been very heavily taxed. There is no fairness in taxing UK ICE owners for subsidies received by American ICE owners.