It would be crazy to just focus on infrastructure in an infrastructure bill, right?
Biden Infrastructure Plan Erodes ‘Right-to-Work’ Laws, Includes ‘Card Check
A provision of President Joe Biden’s proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, the American Jobs Plan, would erode “right-to-work†laws in states that do not force workers to join a union, and would include a controversial “card check†system.
As described by the White House, the plan will “promote union organizing and collective bargaining,†in part through the “Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act,†a Democrat bill that passed the House of Representatives earlier this year.
In the event that workers vote not to join a union, the PRO Act allows the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to set aside the results if an employer is found to have interfered in any way. The union will then immediately become certified if “a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit have signed authorizations designating the labor organization as their collective bargaining representative†in the year preceding the election.
Those “signed authorizations†are a system called “card check,†in which union members can approach workers — even at their homes — and ask them to sign that they want to join the union.
“Card check†does away with the secret ballot, and it could allow union organizers to intimidate workers — which is why even former Democratic Party presidential nominee George McGovern opposed the idea in 2008. Then as now, Democrats claimed they were helping workers’ rights, calling “card check†the “Employee Free Choice Act.â€
Over half the states are “right to work” states, where people cannot be forced to join a union or pay dues as terms of employment. It would also reclassify many independent workers as employees, causing serious harm, just like we’ve seen with California’s AB5.
Hey, I’ll offer a deal: y’all Democrats get that stuff, but, you must do away with all public sector unions. Sounds fair, right? Unions are very much dying out in the public sector.
Biden’s Push for Electric Cars: $174 Billion, 10 Years and a Bit of Luck
President Biden is a muscle-car guy — one of his most prized possessions is a 1967 Corvette that he got from his father. But he’s trying to make this an electric vehicle world.
The $2 trillion infrastructure plan that he unveiled on Wednesday is aimed at tackling climate change in part by spending up to $174 billion to encourage Americans to switch to cars and trucks that run on electricity, not gasoline or diesel. That is a large investment but it might not be enough to push most Americans toward E.V.s.
Why is Government pushing people to do something big like this? Enticing people to wash their hands, social distance, limit contact, get the vaccine? Yeah. COVID may not be as dangerous as positioned, but, you never know if you’re the one who gets a mild sickness or the one on a ventilator. Pushing to buy something very expensive that is completely unnecessary? An which most of the climate cultists pushing this do not drive?
Despite rapid growth in recent years, electric vehicles remain a niche product, making up just 2 percent of the new car market and 1 percent of all cars, sport-utility vehicles, vans and pickup trucks on the road. They have been slow to take off in large part because they can cost up to $10,000 more than similar conventional cars and trucks. Charging E.V.s is also more difficult and slower than simply refilling the tank at far more prevalent gas stations.
$10,000 is chump change to someone like Biden, but, not too most people. And it’s really not “up to”. More like “way over $10k more.” Is a Honda Civic Touring similar to the base model Tesla? It’s darned sure a heck of a lot more for you money that a Nissan Leaf. Then you have to have the charger installed in your home.
Mr. Biden hopes to address many of those challenges through federal largess. He aims to lower the cost of electric vehicles by offering individuals, businesses and governments tax credits, rebates and other incentives. To address the chicken-and-egg problem of getting people to try a new technology before it is widely accepted, he hopes to build half a million chargers by 2030 so people will feel confident that they won’t be stranded when they run out of juice. And he is offering help to automakers to get them to build electric vehicles and batteries in the United States.
Tax rebates are not the same as actual cash, and right off the bat, many banks will not provide a loan for a car of that price, based on people’s credit and income. And people do not want to be jammed into a tiny vehicle. Some need their bigger vehicles, especial minvans for the families. Why doesn’t government mind it’s own ****** business?
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