There's lots about the federal stimulus package that's annoying. Generally, I'm annoyed that it looks like the federal budget. Jobs? Infrastructure? Maybe. But there's definitely a little ground pork for everyone.
Specifically, though, I'm most annoyed by the $7500 tax credit for plug-in hybrids.
These cars do not yet exist. They will be mass-produced in 2010 at the earliest. My next car, Jeep willing, will be a plug-in hybrid. Thank you, federal government, for ensuring that when the car companies price my vehicle, that price will be exactly $7500 more than it would have been.
This subsidy couldn't have waited a year?