Remember kids, Obama is a socialist.

[Sarmatian]

Maybe the name is the problem - Tesla the scientist was also screwed by predatory businessmen.

What's the rationale for the decision?

[HoreTore]

Maybe the name is the problem - Tesla the scientist was also screwed by predatory businessmen.

What's the rationale for the decision?

An argument that factory-owned stores will out-compete independent retailers, thus reducing overall competition.

Translated to the language of common sense, it's "rubbish".

[Montmorency]

IOW more efficient business models offering superior products will eliminate their ossified competitors - all true, but the key thing is that new ones would arise to replace the old competitors, unless of course the next wave of politicians causes another round of sclerosis...

[HoreTore]

IOW more efficient business models offering superior products will eliminate their ossified competitors - all true, but the key thing is that new ones would arise to replace the old competitors, unless of course the next wave of politicians causes another round of sclerosis...

In addition to that, the independent car retailers are not producers of anything of value. They are nothing more than added costs. Good riddance to them, I say.

[Sarmatian]

An argument that factory-owned stores will out-compete independent retailers, thus reducing overall competition.

Translated to the language of common sense, it's "rubbish".

It's one of the stupidest arguments I've ever heard, and I've read all total relism's and KurdishSpartacus' threads.