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Re:The $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no ... by cpursley on Saturday April 26, 2025 @11:22AM (#43804400)
The $500 million that was wasted could have bought the taxpayer 10,000 electric cars. Just ponder on that. Where is the damn money?
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Re:The $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no ... by dml2135 on Saturday April 26, 2025 @11:59AM (#43804732)
You don’t get 1/10 the chargers for 1/10 the money, thats not how projects work. You need to hire people, make a plan, and execute on the plan, and all of that has upfront costs. The same in government as in business — why do you think startups need investors?

That money was wasted when the project was cancelled, not before.

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