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Some of the wealthiest liberal enclaves in the country are being classified by the Biden administration as "low-income" in order to qualify for an electric vehicle (EV) charger subsidy program contained within the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Daily Caller reports.

The locales includes Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, as well as Montauk and Fishers Island in New York. Yes, the same Martha's Vineyard that freaked out over a few migrants on their hallowed soil.

The nationwide charging network is a central plank of the Biden administration's EV agenda. While plenty of charging stations are located in wealthy areas (where people can afford EVs), the IRA was supposed to blunt the costs of charger construction in non-urban, less wealthy areas of the country that would be less likely to implement them on their own.

"This tax credit provides up to 30% off the cost of the charger to individuals and businesses in low-income communities and non-urban areas, making it more affordable to install EV charging infrastructure and increasing access to EV charging in underserved communities," the White House boasted on Jan. 19.

In order to meet the definition of "low-income," a given area must have a poverty rate of 20% or more, or, if the median family income is below 80% of the median family income in the wider metropolitan area, or if a given Census tract isn't attached to any specific metro, according to section 45D(e) of IRS code, the Caller reports.

But the latter definition for a "low-income" area has enabled many areas, according to the report.

Other wealthy areas which can take advantage of this loophole include a three block zone in New York City's Upper East Side, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware (a few miles from Joe Biden's 'office'), and Fishers Island, New York – enclave known as a hangout for dynastic families such as the Rockefellers, Roosevelts and DuPonts.

Large swaths of San Francisco deemed "low-income" also qualify, along with areas of Beverly Hills.

Not exactly as advertised, is it?