Biden's tax credit for union made electric vehicles

 Washington Examiner:

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The $4,500 union-only tax credit is part of a larger $12,500 incentive that also rewards buyers of electric vehicles. Biden aims to have half of all new cars and trucks sold by 2030 to run on electricity. At the Michigan stop, he leaned into the microphone as he boomed that "union made" American vehicles will get the biggest break.

But the credit's list of opponents is large and growing. Canadian and Mexican leaders have come out against it, as have ambassadors from the European Union, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Italy, and several other countries, charging that it violates international trade rules.

Some domestic automakers, most notably Elon Musk's Tesla, oppose the union credit as well, with Musk calling Biden a United Auto Workers puppet.

Republicans oppose it, with South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham saying it undermines climate change goals by reducing the number of vehicles eligible for the top break.

"That is bad for the environment and is bad for business, and I don't think it's legal," he said.

Most notably, swing-vote Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin threw cold water on the proposal, saying, "This is wrong. This can’t happen. It’s not who we are as a country. It’s not how we built this country, and the product should speak for itself."

Yet, the union break lives on in the Build Back Better Act that the House passed by a 220-213 vote along party lines Friday morning.
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It is anti-competitive and creates unfair competition thereby hurting consumers.  It is an unjustified gift to a shrinking part of the workforce.  Unions only make up about 10% of the US workforce now.

BTW:

The single biggest provision in Biden bill in first half-decade is tax cut for wealthy

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