For the Record… Obama Blew More Money on Chevy Volt Than Entire GDP of Guyana, Belize and Djibouti


So far, the Obama Administration has blown more money on the Chevy Volt than the entire annual GDP of Guyana.

In new analysis from the Mackinac Center, James Hohman revealed that $3 billion in federal and state funding for the “smoking” GM Chevy Volt is costing taxpayers $250,000 per car.

Each Chevy Volt sold thus far may have as much as $250,000 in state and federal dollars in incentives behind it – a total of $3 billion altogether, according to an analysis by James Hohman, assistant director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

Hohman looked at total state and federal assistance offered for the development and production of the Chevy Volt, General Motors’ plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. His analysis included 18 government deals that included loans, rebates, grants and tax credits. The amount of government assistance does not include the fact that General Motors is currently 26 percent owned by the federal government.

The Volt subsidies flow through multiple companies involved in production. The analysis includes adding up the amount of government subsidies via tax credits and direct funding for not only General Motors, but other companies supplying parts for the vehicle.

To put this in perspective, the administration just blew more taxpayer dollars on the Chevy Volt than the entire GDP of Guyana ($2.48 billion), Belize ($1.47 billion) and Djibouti ($1.27 billion).

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