(09-13-2022, 07:02 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: So, inflation is at 8.3% and Biden wants to celebrate. The media ask the press secretary what there is to celebrate about with inflation sticking around and the markets going nuts. She mentions the inflation reduction act and tells people to go to a website that lists how people can save money. 

By learning how to:
-get a tax credit on an EV.
-buy an efficient heat pump and other appliances 
-buy efficient insulation 

And more but I don't remember what all she said. 

Are these people dumb or just plain stupid? Our heat pump works just fine. Not super efficient compared to today's standards but it works. My truck and hubby's car are paid for and work just fine. I would love to have better insulation but not at the expense of buying it and the drywall, tape, mud and paint to replace what we would have to tear out. 

People don't have the money to drop thousands of dollars on EVs, heat pumps, etc., especially when they are struggling to pay their light bill. We won't spend it until we have to. Until then we keep putting money in savings so we can spend it when the time comes. We just bought a new fridge a few months ago only because the old one was literally dying. 

This "act" is pretty worthless.