President Joe Biden’s support for the Israeli military offensive in Gaza mixed with student anger over police crackdowns on anti-war campus protests are complicating the work of Democratic youth groups trying to engage classmates and other Generation Z voters ahead of this year’s election.
Solar panels and EVs were subsidized by Obama. Biden actually rolled the EV subsidies back to protect Ford and GM who weren’t ready for EVs that weren’t luxury vehicles. They then proceeded to immediately shit the bed. NYT in April of 2023 reports that just 11 vehicles qualified after the rule changes. That list is now 12 vehicles long according to Consumer Reports.
The environmental task force… is a meeting. I’m not joking. They aren’t new agencies or new authorities. It’s just a memo requiring certain agencies to talk to each other. Which they already did.
Oh but he taxed oil, and re-closed the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. So the next guy just reverses that. If oil is even that relevant by then. He scored a point in the 50 year old argument about oil drilling. whoopdedoo. Can you tell me what he’s doing to make sure we don’t strip mine the west for Lithium and other minerals need for the future of our infrastructure? Or are we only allowed to talk about the mining that’s already winding down on the timescale?
It’s faster to repeal legislation than it is to enact it. Trump repealed 112 environmental regulations in one term, setting us back over a decade in progress. It could take 10 year to undo that damage.
I’m not here to talk about Trump. He’s a human dumpster fire.
From your own IRS help article-
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 changed the rules for this credit for vehicles purchased from 2023 to 2032.
It’s not a new credit. They changed the rules for an existing credit to favor domestic production down into the supply chain. Which is only met by (currently) 12 vehicles. And for 2024 it looks like Nissan and Honda both managed to get a vehicle back into compliance. (Leaf and Prologue)
And the EPA solar program is just bringing over what DoE has been doing for a decade already. It’s great that it got funding, but it’s hardly novel and we’re already saturated for solar power in many places.
That’s part of what’s soured me about Biden. He keeps taking victory laps on things we already won or that he misrepresents to the people. It started with him trying to claim a victory on immigration by making Asylum even more dangerous than it already is. It’s like watching George Bush all over again, just without the hating on minorities.
He was handed a nation in decline, with massive holes poked by Trump’s rapid repeals. It’s going to be slow to repair. Granted, I’m not a big fan of Biden either. He’s only got my anti-Trump vote.
Solar panels and EVs were subsidized by Obama. Biden actually rolled the EV subsidies back to protect Ford and GM who weren’t ready for EVs that weren’t luxury vehicles. They then proceeded to immediately shit the bed. NYT in April of 2023 reports that just 11 vehicles qualified after the rule changes. That list is now 12 vehicles long according to Consumer Reports.
The environmental task force… is a meeting. I’m not joking. They aren’t new agencies or new authorities. It’s just a memo requiring certain agencies to talk to each other. Which they already did.
Oh but he taxed oil, and re-closed the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. So the next guy just reverses that. If oil is even that relevant by then. He scored a point in the 50 year old argument about oil drilling. whoopdedoo. Can you tell me what he’s doing to make sure we don’t strip mine the west for Lithium and other minerals need for the future of our infrastructure? Or are we only allowed to talk about the mining that’s already winding down on the timescale?
Biden issued a $7B solar subsidy and a new EV tax credit.
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-7-billion-solar-all-grants-deliver-residential
https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/credits-for-new-clean-vehicles-purchased-in-2023-or-after
It’s faster to repeal legislation than it is to enact it. Trump repealed 112 environmental regulations in one term, setting us back over a decade in progress. It could take 10 year to undo that damage.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks-list.html
I’m not here to talk about Trump. He’s a human dumpster fire.
From your own IRS help article-
It’s not a new credit. They changed the rules for an existing credit to favor domestic production down into the supply chain. Which is only met by (currently) 12 vehicles. And for 2024 it looks like Nissan and Honda both managed to get a vehicle back into compliance. (Leaf and Prologue)
And the EPA solar program is just bringing over what DoE has been doing for a decade already. It’s great that it got funding, but it’s hardly novel and we’re already saturated for solar power in many places.
I follow. I thought it was new based on the date of enaction.
That’s part of what’s soured me about Biden. He keeps taking victory laps on things we already won or that he misrepresents to the people. It started with him trying to claim a victory on immigration by making Asylum even more dangerous than it already is. It’s like watching George Bush all over again, just without the hating on minorities.
He was handed a nation in decline, with massive holes poked by Trump’s rapid repeals. It’s going to be slow to repair. Granted, I’m not a big fan of Biden either. He’s only got my anti-Trump vote.