Ogre
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- Dennis
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Iām not big on the tax credits either.I actually hope you're right, because it would mean the undeserved PHEV tax credits would be mitigated a lot by people preferring BEVs instead. Problem is, legacy hasn't truly engaged their focus or what it really takes to scale BEV production like Tesla has, so while many might refuse to buy PHEVs, the most available choices of BEVs (tax credit eligible) at scale will be Teslas, and the waiting lists could get long. So maybe a few will resort to buying PHEVs for the interim, or maybe not.
But I'll admit I do not like 'tax credits' in general because it is really the government being too involved in people's personal lives, by actually providing a portion of each person's car purchase ('partial government issue', as it were). Anytime the government disburses something to the people widespread and long term, they do not do it in a vacuum and will always expect to leverage something from the people in return. Taxpayers still pay for it, being part of the budget which the government always overspends from, which ultimately prompts them to raise citizens taxes even more a little down the 'road'. What goes around comes around and everyone still has to pay for it.
I agree with Elon's take on tax incentives not being necessary. If he is 'secure' in Tesla's ability to sustain cash flow and business without tax credits, then I am also 'secure' in my own ability to purchase compelling Tesla products without the government getting their hands into it either. Often when the government 'gets their hand' into something, they rarely release it, but often increase their grasp instead.
Simple fiscal responsibility has been beyond our government's comprehension for decades now, so I don't want the government involved in my financial purchase decisions, any more than absolutely necessary.
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