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New Jersey Auto Dealers Don't Want to Face Tesla
cartechboy writes "It feels like this story is becoming repetitive: X state is trying to ban Tesla stores, or the ability for an automaker to sell directly to a consumer. Either way, it's all aimed at Tesla. Now it's New Jersey's turn as a hearing today could end up banning Tesla stores in the state. Naturally Tesla's displeased with this and is crying foul. A rule change that is expected to be approved today would require all new-car dealers to provide a franchise agreement in order to receive a license from the state. Obviously Tesla (the manufacturer) can't provide a franchise agreement to itself (the distributor). The proposed rule would also require dealers to maintain a 1,000 square foot facility, the ability to show two cars, and service customer cars on site. Tesla doesn't meet that last requirement at any of its galleries, and most of the Tesla stores are located in shopping malls which mean they are smaller than 1,000 square feet. Tesla's arguing the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is overstepping its bounds. Will Tesla be able to defeat this new rule in New Jersey as it has overcome issues in many other states?" (Also covered by the Wall Street Journal.)
The Government just wants what is best for the consumer.
right. Free. Tell that to the 3/5s of People. :D (just in case you don't get it, that means the slaves. I realize History might not be your strong suit. ) Yup. This country was founded on Freedom! We were totally commies (which didn't exist yet, again, I realize history might not be your strong suit) until we threw off the British Commies (look up the East India Trading Company sometime), and then we invented Capitalism here in the USA. Then we gave aaaalllllll that Freedom to the slaves, which were totally free, and they helped us build up our economy out of the gratitude for our bestowing Freedom on them. Riiiight.
While I'm at it... only 100 years? You know the USA is older than that, right? So, are you saying that we lost our Freedom around 1914? I'm very curious, what was happening then? Well, there was the build up to the Great Depression. I'm probably giving you too much credit. You probably just don't know how old our country is.
The Free Market is a lie. It has never existed, and it never will. Any time you get three people together, two of them collude to screw the third. Your freedoms HAVE been chipped away, but it's usually our completely shitty response to Terrorism that does it, not great boogeyman of the Left. Mind you, the CIA and the NSA have been doing this shit for decades now in our own country and abroad. You should read up on what the US did in South America, while we were spreading Freedom by deposing democratically elected leaders that got in the way of Profits.
If you don't want to help the needy, fund basic education for the betterment of all, (I don't know where you got shelter and telephone service from...), etc etc, go live in fucking Somalia. With my taxes, I buy civilization. I'm going to bike my hippy ass to work tomorrow on publicly funded roads and I'm going to APPRECIATE the basic infrastructure that REALLY makes my country great.
Go read a history book. Start with something by Howard Zinn. "A People's History of the United States" is a great book.