#federal-subsidies

#federal-subsidies

They said these "dirt-cheap" prices cost taxpayers, add to the strains on scarce water, and discourage conservation - even as the Colorado River's depleted reservoirs continue to decline. "Federal taxpayers have been subsidizing effectively free water for a very, very long time," said Noah Garrison, a researcher at UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. "We can't address the growing water scarcity in the West while we continue to give that water away for free or close to it."

Carin Lenk Sloane never considered moving abroad before, never imagined she even would. Sloane is one of roughly two million Californians who buy insurance through Covered California, the state's marketplace - and one of many who could see steep price hikes now that Congress has ended the shutdown without striking a deal on health care.

Trump stated that he will not take any actions against the federal subsidies that Elon Musk's companies receive, intending for Musk to prosper. However, Musk disputed the existence of these subsidies, asserting that "the 'subsidies' he's talking about simply do not exist." He emphasized that the clean energy incentives have been removed while oil and gas subsidies remain intact, impacting Tesla's sales due to the removal of the $7,500 EV credit.

Those companies came and it gave us a completely different type of industry and manufacturing for our community, suggesting the transformative potential of these investments.

The federal government subsidizes over 5 million affordable housing units nationwide, but many cities face potential losses of these subsidies, impacting low-income families.