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  Let me guess, he has ties to Gas and/or Oil companies.
context: I knew it was "coal finger" as soon as I saw the headline. >
  
  "Coal finger" -- I love that!
  Maybe he'll get out of the way if they add a steam power vehicle credit >
  
  Fuck Joe Manchin. >
  
  With a cactus. >
  
  One of the big ones >
  
  Of course it’s Senator Manchin.  Hell if the cars ran on coal he’d be happy. >
  
  Maybe we can convince him that technically EVs run on more coal than ICE vehicles and he'll shut up >
  
  That's true if they get their electricity by burning coal. Might actually increase coal demand in areas with coal powerplants. >
  
  This is literally what he wants >
  
  I wonder why. Surely not because of oil and gas donors. >
  
  Man FUCK Joe Manchin. 
  He really trying to convince people that switching off fossil fuels is limiting our energy independence?
  That’s some buuuullshit >
  
  Get fucked Manchin >
  
  100%. Way too late. IRS rules are already in place. This guy had his chance to weigh in on the legislation before his chamber passed it. >
  
  Wow, out of 100 Senators, it was clear this was about Manchin before even reading. >
  
  Wonder why? $uch a my$tery. >
  
  Somebody didn’t get their cut. Now he wants to screw everyone else. Guess what buddy, we don’t need you anymore. Get bent. >
  
  Joe Manchin's family owns and operates a coal brokerage company. It's like the second line of his Wikipedia page. How is he the chair of the Senate energy committee? He clearly has special interests >
  
  What would Manchin prefer instead of electric cars? Coal powered steam punk vehicles? >
  
  Yes, because Joe Manchin clearly has the best interests of consumers and the US in mind all the time (/s)
  Manchin is not doing this for any reason other than getting political leverage for coal, which has been a shitty industry for the last 120 years and should have been allowed to die a quiet death back in the 1930’s. Instead it still maintains a zombie existence poisoning the environment, killing tens of thousands of people a year, keeping employees in indentured servitude, all while being propped up by my tax dollars. 
  He will get out of the way once he gets his money to keep the coal exhibit in the economic zoo open. >
  
  
  The U.S. Treasury on Thursday issued guidance that will allow automakers to take advantage of commercial vehicle tax credits for consumer leasing that do not have the same strict battery sourcing rules that are in consumer purchase credits aimed at shifting U.S. supply chains away from China.  
  Manchin said the Treasury guidance "bends to the desires of the companies looking for loopholes and is clearly inconsistent with the intent of the law. It only serves to weaken our ability to become a more energy secure nation."
  
  Trying to figure out Manchin's play here because this actually makes sense to oppose. Why the hell should corporate leases not be held to the same requirements for electric as consumers?
  Unless Im not reading this right. >
  
  I'm betting Manchin's play is to use this paragraph to justify opposing any EV tax credit because it's reasonable to oppose this specific part. The reality is that he is opposing EV tax credits because he's a coal baron. >
  
  ICE vehicles don’t run on coal, but EVs do where coal plants exist. Seems like this might be more complicated. >
  
  Leased cars don't have the same battery requirements as purchased? What the hell? >
  
  I did not understand that one.  Not sure how a lease car can have a different battery origin from the same make as a purchased car.  Unless manufacturers are going to use that loophole to make models with Chinese batteries exclusively for leasing. >
  
  I did a little reading and evidently there are some companies out there that will lease batteries.  So you buy the car and lease the battery year to year. I wonder if that's what this is. >
  
  If Manchin wants it then it's against the consumer and in the interest of the coal/gas companies. Fuck Janky Joe Manchin ! >
  
  That's exactly how I felt when this came across my feed. Made me feel better about my EV stocks now that I know Joe opposes it lol >
  
  Manchin has earned himself millions sucking up to Big Energy. Fuck him. >
  
  US citizens are counting on these to buy vehicles they need you dumb asshole !
  It's not like cars are selling at an all time low or something.