John Stossel: “Today, instead of environmental regulations that actually save lives, we pay to subsidize politicians’ cronies and pet projects, such as electric cars. Voters rarely object to such deals, says David Harsanyi of The Federalist, because government hides their real costs. ‘If people actually paid what a Chevy Volt cost to make, it would probably be around $200,000. Without government – essentially, government cronyism and all kinds of subsidies – the Volt wouldn’t exist.’ He says Chevy, even with its government subsidies, loses about $49,000 on every Volt it builds. It’s ironic that, as environmentalists talk about ‘sustainability,’ they create totally unsustainable subsidy schemes.”