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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed off on a bill prohibiting car manufacturers from using direct-sales models.

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[–] QHC@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

I would like to see someone explain how restricting buying options is a good thing that lines up with "conservative ideals"?

Just answer a simple question: why should anyone believe this is anything but a blatant example of regulatory capture and legal bribery?

[–] CMLVI@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Pro-business", as long as the business exists to extract as much profit as possible from consumers.

[–] Narrrz@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Pro bloodsucking middlemen.

Protecting the god given right to extract as much money from the common pleb as can be wrung out of them.

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Party of small government at it again! Gotta love their version of the free market.

[–] mkbandit@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

So this literally just protects existing dealerships instead of creating more dealerships for EVs

[–] SnowboardBum@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His boy Elon won't like this one bit.

[–] Narrrz@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Electric car manufacturers are specifically exempt.

[–] mephiska@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So then what’s the point of this law?

To help tesla and hurt the competition a bit.

[–] WackyIdeas@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago
[–] Sir_Osis_of_Liver@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Couldn't the car manufacturer's set up dealerships on Seminole reservations? That's how they got around similar restrictions in other states.

The other option was to buy out of state.

[–] DMBFFF@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I suppose used car dealers will be unaffected.