Essay by Eric Worrall
“… after waiting for a long time to … get my electric vehicle, I got it and drove it from Michigan to here this last weekend and went by every single gas station, and it didn’t matter how high it was …”
Let them buy Teslas: Electric car owner Stabenow says gas prices don’t matter
by Breanne Deppisch, Energy and Environment Reporter
June 07, 2022 05:58 PMSen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) said it “doesn’t matter” how high gas prices go because she drives an electric vehicle, sparking backlash as gas prices in the United States climb to record highs with no short-term relief in sight.
Stabenow’s remarks came during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday to discuss Biden’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
When the subject turned to record-high fuel costs in the U.S., Stabenow chimed in: “I do have to say, just on the issue of gas prices, after waiting for a long time to have enough chips in this country to finally get my electric vehicle, I got it and drove it from Michigan to here this last weekend and went by every single gas station, and it didn’t matter how high it was,” the Michigan Democrat said.
Stabenow added she is “looking forward to the opportunity for us to move to vehicles that aren’t going to be dependent on the whims of the oil companies and the international markets” and stressed the role that supply chain problems have had in hampering EV production and driving up costs.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/let-them-buy-teslas-electric-car-owner-stabenow-says-gas-prices-dont-matter
Video of Senator Stabenow’s comments;
As Rep. Mike Kelly pointed out, the average price of an electric vehicle is higher than the median income of his constituents. Checking census.gov, the median annual income of Michigan residents is $59,234, just short of the $60,000 they would need to buy an EV.
So if we assume a service life of 10 years, if Michigan residents earning median income put aside around 10% of their money before taxes, they can afford to own an average EV.
Oops, I forgot interest rates, which are on an upward trajectory thanks to Bidenflation – so I guess if they don’t have a spare $60,000, and have to finance their EV, maybe we’re looking at more like 20-30% of their pre-tax median MI income.
I mean, its not like people have to eat or heat their homes in Michigan, right? /sarc
Or perhaps Michigan residents will just have to be patient, and endure skyrocketing gasoline prices until everyone can afford an EV, like their Democrat senator suggested.
Well Folks,.. I can tell you that I lived in Michigan a long time (- @ur momisugly 11 years), and all that time I have wondered how she kept getting re-elected. Now after the 2018 and 2022 elections my “does not compute” felt sense demanded that I do the in depth research and investigation for myself.
Thanks to some people who have had entire careers analyzing the data using high tech methods available to law enforcement and very novel approaches, the results are in: Michigan has been corrupt for decades. Stabenow was installed and her placement keeps being re-newed. It is just like in Detroit and Chicago,.. the corruption is very old and runs deep.
The results of the last three elections have been used to collect data and establish connections and relationships between the players. With that I have to ask especially after I saw that comment that provided a video of her. Is it just me or is that latest picture really her? She looks like she has dropped 30-40 years. I think there’s a Skunk in the root cellar.
Now I wonder what her net worth is after so many terms? I do not think I will be surprised by what I find.
It must be nice to be a senator earning enough of taxpayer’s dollars to be able to afford such luxuries.
Personally, I think their salaries should be directly matched to the lowest income bracket of their constituency – maybe then some of these BS artists might do a little more to actually help the people they’re supposed to be serving. I won’t hold my breath, though….