I never thought about the chevy volt rebate like this...

[Conan The Librarian]

If you buy a volt, the government pays $7500 of the price. The article Claims this is another bailout for GM. Makes sense.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2011/mar/29/cash-clunkers-2-dumped-capitol-hill/

[GatCat]

Annother things that gripes me is that the Volt is designed to be attractive to the weathy for use as a "look at me car", or a car to be used for cetain occasions only. Why in the heck should the general population, through taxes, pay for the rebate for the select few who buy them ?
Also, it is now trendy in "green" cities like San Franciso, Berkley, Seattle, Portland, etc. to install re-charging stations for electric cars to juice-up, being done both by municipalites and businesses ( malls, up-scale department stores, etc ). If done by private outfits, so be it, but again, why should the taxpayers foot the bill for public re-charging....it would be no different that if they gave free gas out to the rest of us.....
Mark

[magooch]

Where's the rebate for those of us who ride bicycles?   

[powderman]

Where's the rebate for those of us who ride bicycles?

Horses should get a big rebate too, they even provide organic fertilizer, further promoting going green. POWDERMAN.