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Is it though? The billionaires get tax deferrals. The bottom half of households get all sorts of handouts, contribute practically nothing to the federal government, and still pretend they are getting ripped off.
From the article...
Sure, it’s a fact of life on farms and ranches that animals will have to be put down, but to do so in anger, as Noem apparently did, is appalling. The dog was young, and she had failed to train it properly or keep it under control.
Yup
She has poor impulse control so in that sense she's a perfect VP pick for Trump
We live in a global economy [...]
Same argument from the isolationist today. "Our Founding fathers said to keep out of foreign entanglements" Well George and crew did not have to deal with intercontinental ballistic missiles, cyber attacks from 3500 miles away from rogue nations.
ICEs didn't require any subsidies to effectively make horse-and-buggy obsolete within years, despite the fact that prior to the introduction of the Ford Model T there were few paved roads and few gas stations.
Numerous companies such as Green Bean battery company are popping up to rehab old batteries and resell them for a 1/4 of the cost of new. The free market is taking care of the battery problems.
I believe this is how Interstate battery company was started-rehabbing used batteries but it's been a while.
Only half of Teslas now use cobalt. The EV industry is getting away from Lithium and cobalt and or only using minimum amounts through innovation.
For example, the cobalt used in my iPhone is predominantly from recycled sources. The same cannot be said for your EV.