Ted joined Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur to talk about the how the closing of the auto plant in Belvidere shows that government is terrible at picking winners and losers – in this case the electric vehicle industry. They also discussed the sad milestone of 1,000 days of Gov. Pritzker running the state with emergency orders, the growing state pension crisis, the changes to the SAFE-T Act and more.
To listen, click on Thursday, December 15, 2022 Podcast Hour 2
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Belvidere auto plant closing is another blow to Illinois’ electric vehicles industrial policy
- 1,000 days: Pritzker’s Emergency Declarations kill jobs, increase Illinoisans’ dependence on government
- Illinois pension debts jump back up to $140 billion, state shortchanges its annual contribution by $4.4 billion
- Changes to Illinois’ SAFE-T Act a vindication for opponents of the law, but the Act remains dangerous to Illinoisans
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
The only people driving EVs are celebrities, politicians , virtue signaling wastrels and other miscellaneous mopes. Our leaders thing aggressive timelines will breed innovation and unintended consequences, like incinerating a busfull of children.
Do you want to be driving in an EV this week with the snow and extreme cold predicted for Christmas?
If it goes down to -10, my gas powered vehicle has a good heater/defroster, heated seats, and a heated steering wheel. Over 450 miles on a full tank. On an EV, will you have to decide between heat/defroster or hope for enough juice to get to your destination?
Hmmmmmm…….Has an EV ever been stolen? Anywhere ?
They are actually tougher to steal than an internal combustion engine vehicle due to their electronic ignitions.
Wrong. These cars can be stolen remotely from another continent even.
How do you steal a car when you’re on another continent?
good ted interview, but hard to fine. Tons of commercials. Go to—Thur, Dec 15, HR2 @ 10.25 min
Or did I miss anything?