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Re:Kill the laws that keep car dealers in business by jessaustin on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @04:08PM (#10467011)
You've tied yourself in knots here. "Vast uncertainty" about effective dates of regulations is worse than those regulations' direct effects on consumers who would like to purchase products? Worse according to whom, the Government Printing Office?

As other comments in the thread have made clear, the "research" has been done, and the ancient lore of how automobile sales were different from every other aspect of the economy a century ago has been rejected.

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Re:Kill the laws that keep car dealers in business by mikeash on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @04:19PM (#10467099)
Yes, uncertainty in regulations is really damaging because businesses can't plan for it.

If the research has already been done and supports your desired outcome then why are you fighting it? The argument is not that these laws were enacted for a reason therefore they're good laws that should be kept. The argument is merely that you should understand why they were written before you argue against them. If you already understand that context then you're already doing what's being suggested.

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