Elon Musk: To the People of New Jersey
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Elon Musk: To the People of New Jersey
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#2I'm not opposed to what Musk is trying to do but how or why are auto dealers a monopoly? Those direct sales laws were originally created to preserve small business.
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#3I'm not opposed to what Musk is trying to do but how or why are auto dealers a monopoly? Those direct sales laws were originally created to preserve small business.
I thought he did a good job explaining why those laws were put in place and why they're not needed to be applied here. Even if you don't agree it's a monopoly, clearly in this case the law is not being applied as it should be.
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#4Very saddened by the blatant corruption in our government. Where do I vote for a new government based on ethics and accountability (apart from New Zealand).
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#5I'm not opposed to what Musk is trying to do but how or why are auto dealers a monopoly? Those direct sales laws were originally created to preserve small business.
Oligopoly more than monopoly. But if there is a single dealer lobby group then it's a collusive oligopoly (cartel) which will be able to wield monopolistic power.
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#6Throwing it down publicly to Chris Christie - now that is confidence!
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#7It blows my mind that in a country that preaches a free-market economy, the government is preventing a company from selling a superior product. I'm pretty sure people will still buy the car if they want to, and in time, those car companies will go under anyway, but why slow down progress?
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#8Throwing it down publicly to Chris Christie - now that is confidence!
Given how low Chris Christie's political stock is at the moment, I'm not sure much confidence is required.
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#9Throwing it down publicly to Chris Christie - now that is confidence!
Chris Christie all but had the Republican presidential nomination sewn up before the bridge closure scandal.
Between that and this nonsense, his reputation as a "non-politician" has been tremendously tarnished.
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#10> An even bigger conflict of interest with auto dealers is that they make most of their profit from service, but electric cars require much less service than gasoline cars. There are no oil, spark plug or fuel filter changes, no tune-ups and no smog checks needed for an electric car. Also, all Tesla Model S vehicles are capable of over-the-air updates to upgrade the software, just like your phone or computer, so no visit to the service center is required for that either.
Gotta hand it to Musk - that's some smooth salestalk in what is supposed to be just voicing a public opinion against shady politics. I was halfway through the third sentence when I caught myself thinking - "indeed, that does sound like such a better dea--- Hey wait a minute!". Musk, you sneaky bastard! Never missing a chance to remind me why I want a dang tesla.
He is right and it's a terrific salespitch. That's the best kind of right.