Library in Minnesota got a federal grant to install electric car chargers in parking lot. Why do we pay for that?

Gotta say, you people who experienced a sudden political awakening when a Black man was elected President, subsequently discovered fox news, limbaugh, et al., and who think endlessly whining about government equals deep political insight, are a great source of entertainment to the rest of us.

That's a hell of a meme you've got there, big boy.

I thought republicans are up in arms about the price of gas? If that's truly an issue than shouldn't we make it easier for people to use alternative forms of transportation that don't use gas?

Electricity produced by evil coal?

93932 wrote:

Electricity produced by evil coal?

Coal is a necessary evil for now. I'm realistic enough to know we can't run civilization as it is currently on windmills, solar, etc - but that doesn't mean we shouldn't move that direction.

value isn't always dollars wrote:

I believe that a lot of the infrastructure that allows gas stations to be built are paid by tax dollars.

If you mean the road the gas station is on, that's paid for by people who buy gas. That's why there's a tax on gas. The gas tax is a user fee. But the gas station itself was NOT paid for with a government grant.

If there's a demand for electrical hook-ups for cars, then entrepreneurs will build them with private money. Right now there isn't enough demand, because electric cars are expensive toys for rich liberals. The vast majority of us realize that the current state of the technology makes an electric car a boondoggle.

So by giving out government grants to put in electric hook-ups for cars what you are actually doing is forcing the poor and middle class to subsidize (and this is actually a correct use of the term "subsidize") the rich.

Why do liberals hate the poor and middle class so much?

How'd that "Why do liberals hate the poor and middle class so much?" thing work out for ya in the election?

Blowing.Rock Master wrote:

Right now there isn't enough demand, because electric cars are expensive toys for rich liberals.

There was a time you could have said the same thing (without the liberal part) about gasoline powered cars and electric lights.

Blowing.Rock Master wrote:

If there's a demand for electrical hook-ups for cars, then entrepreneurs will build them with private money. Right now there isn't enough demand, because electric cars are expensive toys for rich liberals. The vast majority of us realize that the current state of the technology makes an electric car a boondoggle.

So by giving out government grants to put in electric hook-ups for cars what you are actually doing is forcing the poor and middle class to subsidize (and this is actually a correct use of the term "subsidize") the rich.

Why do liberals hate the poor and middle class so much?

And doesn't the government still own some GM stock? Providing indirect subsidies to GM's failing Volt, so they can call it a successful investment to those that don't know better, is also a nice incentive to do it.

If you don't like it then move to Nazi Israel where you will be executed by Nazi Israelis within days for being Christian ;-)

Mr. Obvious wrote:

James Madison wrote:http://constitutionus.com/

Try reading this. Article 1 Section 8. The Post office is constitutionally mandated. Find me libraries anywhere in the Constitution. Don't give me the "general welfare " crap either. Enumerated powers of the federal government.

Libraries, charging stations are fine if your state wants to pay for them.

The post office is constitutionally permissible. It is not mandated. If congress wanted to do away with it they could. In my opinion they should.

My apologies, you are correct. POs are permissible not mandated. My main point is correct. Libraries and charging stations along with most of what the federal govt. does is not permissible under the Constitution.

The Federal government doesn't fund your public library. It's always state/local tax. Around here our property taxes fund libraries. About 2.5% of the yearly tax bill goes to libraries. For me...that is about $30....which is just a few books or dvds checked out. A great deal.

You can fix that with a gun thats what people have been doing to the speed trap cameras.

That's.

990 wrote:

Why does the public pay for that?

Because we pay for voting machines in Florida...

Many replies to your post are 'moronic' since these persons obviously hard time thinking clearly.

The answer is because it buys votes. It really is THAT simple.

Mr. Obvious wrote:Libraries are really an anachronism in this day and age.

And, yet they're still used. Differently? Yes. But still used nonetheless; good luck checking out an e-book.

Clell Adams wrote:

Many replies to your post are 'moronic' since these persons obviously hard time thinking clearly.

The answer is because it buys votes. It really is THAT simple.

^^^^ this ^^^^^

People tend to forget what Federalism is all about - Federal tax dollars are supposed to go to things that benefit the entire nation, aka military, highways, bridges. State and local taxes are supposed to fund quirky wasteful things like the local library car charging stations.

If the Volt is a failure, then I hope I fail at everything I ever do.

more than you think wrote:

Blowing.Rock Master wrote:

If there's a demand for electrical hook-ups for cars, then entrepreneurs will build them with private money. Right now there isn't enough demand, because electric cars are expensive toys for rich liberals. The vast majority of us realize that the current state of the technology makes an electric car a boondoggle.

So by giving out government grants to put in electric hook-ups for cars what you are actually doing is forcing the poor and middle class to subsidize (and this is actually a correct use of the term "subsidize") the rich.

Why do liberals hate the poor and middle class so much?

And doesn't the government still own some GM stock? Providing indirect subsidies to GM's failing Volt, so they can call it a successful investment to those that don't know better, is also a nice incentive to do it.