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Originally Posted by Birdrm
The other issue is at what point is a charging station profitable, current gas stations are built because they expect to make a profit. Private business is not going to build charging stations for the good of the people and lose money. And it should not be up to the government to build charging stations on taxpayer money!
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Current gas stations are built because they expect to make a profit and that is because there is a demand for their product. There is a growing demand for EV charging stations so why would you not expect businesses to make a profit off those as well?
Government spends tax money on things that benefit groups of taxpayers all the time. Think schools, sports stadiums, mass transit, airports, even early highways. Spending taxpayer money to help build (I don't think the govt is building themselves) the infrastructure to support EVs benefits the growing number of taxpayers driving EVs. They benefit, I don't, just like some benefit from spending tax money on schools while I don't.