If you are for the
If you are for the elimination of all tax write-offs I would agree. In my opinion, if we eliminate the plug in tax break, it should only be as part of a plan to eliminate ALL tax breaks.
UNTIL THEN.....The gov't has been using taxes and tax incentives to influence consumer and corporate behavior and to help jump start new industries since the beginning of time.
The only difference of opinion is which tax breaks you like and which one you don't. Ask 10 people, and you will get 10 different answers on that.
The BMW is based on established technology with 100 years of R&D and mass production already in place. The Chevy Volt is part of a new generation of products with only a few years of R&D, and the parts for this vehicle are not yet in mass production.
In my opinion, it is better to give a tax break to someone who is willing to take a chance on this new technology, and support this new industry, one that could someday help end our country's energy problems.
You have to remember that the take break is not a "Volt tax break" it is a "plug in" tax break that the Volt is one of the 1st vehicles to qualify for. Perhaps the tax breaks given to the Volt and a few other new plug ins can help lead to mass production of a future EV that will be priced in the Chevy Cruze price range....