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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My main issue with the proposal is that it is only for households earning 80k or less. DC is an incredibly expensive city, inflation is bad right now. I think if you are seriously concerned about the impacts of gas stoves on children in the city, you should provide subsidies or other incentives for families up to like 130k. Replacing a home appliance would be a hardship for most families in that range. It's not like people with kids making 90 or 100k in DC are living large.[/quote]

I agree with this. If you're earning 80k or less, you're probably not looking at big ticket but not time critical items like stove replacements for statistical long term health benefits. Been there and it's just not on the radar compared to immediate costs and repairs. Impact would be broader if extended. [/quote]

If you're earning 80K or less, you are more likely to be renting. DC landlords already deal with many things and they are not going to jump on replacing gas ranges because they contribute to asthma[/quote]

That’s what I was thinking too. Wonder how many stoves will actually be replaced as a result of this initiative.

Gotta say I much prefer gas for cooking (and because it is still available during power outages) but I’d consider replacing with electric if we remodel our kitchen down the road.  However, it would probably require adding another circuit and updating the electrical panel, which isn’t exactly cheap either.[/quote]

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