You know what they say — a billion here, a billion there, and soon you’re talking about real money. Now multiply that by 49-plus, and that’s just in two of Joe Biden’s urgent “green energy” programs in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act and the American Rescue Plan.
Biden demanded and got $42 billion for his rural broadband expansion program. Somewhat more infamously, Biden also demanded and got $7.5 billion to create a network of charging stations for electric vehicles, in support of his mandate to replace internal-combustion vehicles in the near future. What did we get for all that cash? Politico decided to count up the progress from these progressive boondoggles, and only managed to find 47 new charging stations.
No … really:
Throughout 2024, POLITICO’s “Biden’s Billions” series has documented the halting pace, uneven progress and genuine…
