New York Lawmakers Set Aside Bill Threatening Tesla Sales

Re:New York Lawmakers Set Aside Bill Threatening Tesla Sales by Felix21 on Saturday June 22, 2013 @10:39AM (#5923712)

Why would someone even consider creating a law to protect an industry that technological and business model "innovations" are threatening to replace.

Is that not how the free-market is suppose to keep the whole system efficient?

It just sounds absurd:

"I'm going to jail Hun"

- what did you do?

"I made a car... and then I sold it... directly to those who wanted it"

- .......

ridiculous

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Re:New York Lawmakers Set Aside Bill Threatening Tesla Sales by swinnipeg on Saturday June 22, 2013 @01:28PM (#5924420)

Rent Seeking exists in so many places.

"rent-seeking is an attempt to obtain economic rent by manipulating the social or political environment in which economic activities occur, rather than by creating new wealth"

A great side effect of popular companies like Tesla and Uber is the attention they bring to these practices.

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Re:New York Lawmakers Set Aside Bill Threatening Tesla Sales by contingencies on Saturday June 22, 2013 @10:48AM (#5923743)

These days much law is first and foremost a tool for the wealthy and the politically connected, which usually means established interests.

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Re:New York Lawmakers Set Aside Bill Threatening Tesla Sales by _greim_ on Saturday June 22, 2013 @01:51PM (#5924498)

So where are the Republicans when you need them, to shout down this new government regulation?

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