LETTER: Is there really a crisis of the day?

In response to your March 22 editorial, “EV’s are skirting Nevada’s gas tax”:

There is a pattern. The same arguments were made for cigarettes, gas guzzler cars, residential solar and EVs. I’m sure there are more examples.

The cigarette debate started as a health problem and an effort to save lives — not judging, just pointing it out. To reduce tobacco usage, a

government campaign was created to urge everyone to stop smoking. Then the government complained that tobacco revenues fell.

Gass guzzler cars follow the same path. The government demanded that cars get higher mileage to save the planet and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Cars got better gasoline mileage. Complaints followed of fuel tax revenues falling.

Same argument for residential solar: Save the planet, invest in residential solar. Even with purchase rebates, it is a huge expense. The fools who invested in solar will now be penalized by NV Energy’s demand pricing. Mark my words, even with NV Energy’s propaganda, everyone’s bill — not just residential solar users — will increase.

Then there is the hype to purchase an electric car to reduce fossil fuel use and save the planet. The government even pushed rebates. Now that EV’s are approximately 7.4 percent of new cars purchased, it is the electric car’s fault there is not enough revenue to maintain the roads.

So is it really a health or climate crisis? Or is it about money?