In case you wondered how Elon Musk became so wealthy — — consider the politics of electric cars.
The war against fossil fuels and the emphasis on green energy, relentlessly promoted by leftist Democrats (aka the Democratic Party), is sold as the solution to global warming by defeating Mother Nature. Activists eagerly contemplate millions of electric vehicles rolling down our highways, searching for charging stations while avoiding gasoline taxes that maintain and improve these highways.
Musk, a brilliant, energetic entrepreneur, led the charge, supported by a $7,500 federal tax credit to electric car buyers, to which some states add $5,000. Musk’s Tesla prices start at around $44,000.
Although our federal government seeks to create money out of thin air, states must tax to raise money. Eventually all of us chickens have to pay for this largess, including charging stations funded by governments and utilities, regardless of whether we believe global warming is a threat.
Friends, when Transportation Secretary” he was offering the transportation equivalent of “Let them eat cake.”
James Largay
Upper Saucon Township
