Shawn Fein said Tesla workers are "scraping to get by" so that "greedy people like Elon Musk can build more rocket ships and shoot themselves in outer space."
Shawn Fein said Detroit’s Big Three should not compare their labor costs with Tesla, whose workers “are scraping to get by.”
Except that isn’t guaranteed. Unless I’ve got 7.5K+ in taxes I’m not getting a $7.5K federal discount. And even if I did, I still have to front that $40K bill until taxes hit.
If you have money, then 40K is nothing. If you don’t then it’s untenable.
If I’m looking at this calculator right (I might not be…) it looks like even someone making 40k would still get 6k back, and many states have their own incentives still, so it’s still going to be many thousands less than 40k either way.
40k is $19.24/h
Edit: and I’m not suggesting someone making 40k should buy a 34k car, but the median household income is 74,580, and after taking all EV savings into account its not a terrible decision at that point if you drive at least the average amount.
Except that isn’t guaranteed. Unless I’ve got 7.5K+ in taxes I’m not getting a $7.5K federal discount. And even if I did, I still have to front that $40K bill until taxes hit.
If you have money, then 40K is nothing. If you don’t then it’s untenable.
If I’m looking at this calculator right (I might not be…) it looks like even someone making 40k would still get 6k back, and many states have their own incentives still, so it’s still going to be many thousands less than 40k either way.
40k is $19.24/h
Edit: and I’m not suggesting someone making 40k should buy a 34k car, but the median household income is 74,580, and after taking all EV savings into account its not a terrible decision at that point if you drive at least the average amount.