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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
Except it's different, in that the people forcing EVs on the populace are also the same people that don't want materials for said EV's mined within the US. Wanna make EVs here? Great, then source the materials here as well. Don't make China the new Middle East.
It's somewhat unique when the government is forcing the huge shift, not capitalism.
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They aren't really the same people. In your opinion, they might come off as the same liberals or left leaning individuals, but there are corporate liberals and green peace liberals, and yet, liberals and conservatives often have the same thing to say when it comes to agreeing to something: they just don't want it in their backyard. This is true of fracking ruining local water supplies, or ranchers not wanting an oil pipeline leaking through their pastures, or someone making a "Giant Wall" through their property who are conservatives. For everyone wanting to save a snow owl, there is someone wanting a local payout/tax for that train or pipeline running through their district/county/city. It is all the same. There are going to be road blocks and vocal objectionists on both sides. It is a paper vs plastic argument, but all the evidence suggests it will be better digging for lithium in a remote area than dumping CO2 into the atmosphere and slowly running through oil reserves.
The government does this all the time. It is nothing new, and it probably will happen without mandates, at this point. There is clear momentum that the investments and incentives are working, so mandates are likely not necessary. Yet, mandates send a clear message that manufactures need to get moving and not fight the change, so in that vein, they are good, IMO.