". Then there are generous state subsidies ($2500 in California, $4000 in Illinois—the bluer the state, the more the taxpayers get gouged)" I live here, and I

". Then there are generous state subsidies ($2500 in California, $4000 in Illinois—the bluer the state, the more the taxpayers get gouged)" I live here, and I am no fan of Illinois, but the sales tax rate is 6.25 on autos right now, which mean the state makes back 98% of that subsidy every time a Tesla is sold.