Obama, Tax Credits, and Green Jobs

Barack Obama speaks of change and has platformed extensively on energy and environmental policies. Even though some will say he is nothing more than a politician, it is easy to see that he is concerned with the future of the country, and not just the economy, foreign wars and other current issues. Obama is focused on the environment as well, and this means using windmills for energy, granting tax credits to Americans, and creating millions of green jobs. Can you name a past president who put as much time into “green living?” Even though Obama has not been in office long, he is already showing that the environment and energy saving is high on his to-do list.

So what does Obama plan on doing to create so many green jobs? During his time on the campaign trail he stated time and time again that he would spend more than $200 billion to create jobs in both construction and environmental industries. Not only would this go a long way in making the United States a better place to live, but it would also help the economy as well as the hundreds of thousands of people who are unemployed.

The biggest part of Obama’s plan would spend $150 billion over 10 years to create approximately five million green jobs. The main goal of this program and the new hires would be to research and develop environmentally friendly energy sources. As you know, this is something that is greatly needed as the cost of gasoline is high and emissions from vehicles are negatively impacting the environment.

Of course, Americans who do not get involved with green jobs will be able to benefit as well. For instance, Obama has plans to propose a $7,000 tax credit for purchasing “advanced cars” such as hybrids, electric vehicles, etc. To go along with this, he has a lofty goal of putting more than one million plug-in cars on the road by 2015.

As you can see, Barack Obama is not the same old president who says that he is going to worry about the environment but never gets around to it. It is safe to say that green jobs will be created, more efficient cars will hit the road, and more tax credits will be available to Americans who get involved.