NY auto dealers trying to shut down Tesla Motors in NY
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Re: NY auto dealers trying to shut down Tesla Motors in NY
#2Good old competition.
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#3Any evidence to back up Musk's claim? Being a Senator's employee must be annoying sometimes.
"Hi, I'm calling to defend Telsa Motors because its CEO told me to. No, I do not know anything more about the topic I am calling about"
Re: NY auto dealers trying to shut down Tesla Motors in NY
#4Any evidence to back up Musk's claim? Being a Senator's employee must be annoying sometimes. "Hi, I'm calling to defend Telsa Motors because its CEO told me to. No, I do not know anything more about the topic I am calling about"
He referenced the bill shortly thereafter:
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S05725&term=2013 http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A07844&term...
Re: NY auto dealers trying to shut down Tesla Motors in NY
#5Good old competition.
In this case, competition between campaign donors for state senators in NY.
Re: NY auto dealers trying to shut down Tesla Motors in NY
#6Because the government is completely ran by corporations and Musk isn't in "the club" (yet). Gone are the days where the consumer is uneducated and the supplier doesn't have a way to easily and effectively communicate with customers everywhere from anywhere.
There's a pretty good doc on Netflix, "Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream", which covers some of the financial backing of congress and how it affects things (although that's not the primary focus). I'm sure this plays out at a state level, too. I witnessed it first hand growing up in Eastern Kentucky and how the coal companies threw their money and weight around.
Re: NY auto dealers trying to shut down Tesla Motors in NY
#7Any evidence to back up Musk's claim? Being a Senator's employee must be annoying sometimes. "Hi, I'm calling to defend Telsa Motors because its CEO told me to. No, I do not know anything more about the topic I am calling about"
He referenced the bill shortly thereafter: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S05725&term=2013 http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A07844&term...
Thanks for finding that. At the time I posted this, he hadn't linked the bill.
Re: NY auto dealers trying to shut down Tesla Motors in NY
#8Because the government is completely ran by corporations and Musk isn't in "the club" (yet). Gone are the days where the consumer is uneducated and the supplier doesn't have a way to easily and effectively communicate with customers everywhere from anywhere. There's a pretty good doc on Netflix, "Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream", which covers some of the financial backing of congress and how it affec…
No need to bring out the big conspiracy guns, this is just good olde' local corruption.
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#9Any evidence to back up Musk's claim? Being a Senator's employee must be annoying sometimes. "Hi, I'm calling to defend Telsa Motors because its CEO told me to. No, I do not know anything more about the topic I am calling about"
Additional details about the situation:
"Tesla Clashes With Car Dealers" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732404950457854... or http://bit.ly/16UCd7s
Re: NY auto dealers trying to shut down Tesla Motors in NY
#10Title should really say "NY State Senators." (It used to say NY Senators which I would assume is NY US Senators, but it's been changed.)