Comment Re:Around (Score 1) 99
Around in this context means next to and including.
The subjects over lap somewhat but do not completely encompass the concept.
Around in this context means next to and including.
The subjects over lap somewhat but do not completely encompass the concept.
Holy shit! It's now racist to hate one black person, not for being black, but for any reason at all?
Yup, it's been that way since 2008. Where have you been that you did not get the memo?
hmm.. Condi does work at drop box. I guess I should open an account.
BTW, Condoleeza Rice is not now and never has been a war criminal. At least to anyone who is not insanely stupid. Stop being a racist.
And put controls back in the video player. WTF is this facebook?
There is more to it than that. Buying and selling car between commercial entities is highly regulated. For instance, you need a special license to open a new or used car lot, even if that lot is your driveway. Many states even have laws that consider you to be a commercial sales entity if you purchase and sell more then so many cars in a year (5 or 6 in my state).
But you also need special licenses if you want to purchase junk cars, salvaged vehicles and so on. The regulations by the state goes well beyond dealerships getting burned by the manufacturers. Its because the public was harmed- salesman lies about condition of car or the car is a lemon- warranties voided for not being serviced at a specific location or using a specific branded product- selling car with leans on the titles so the new owner ends up getting them repossessed by third parties. There are lots of reasons, even the little old lady who only drove it to church on Sunday stems reasons.
The law should not bind Tesla or any other new manufacturer to a business model GM and Ford designed many decades ago that puts the new entrant at a competitive disadvantage.
It most certainly should bind them. If you don't like the law, get it changed. But any law on the books needs to apply to everyone equally. Every other automobile company has to play by those same rules. think of how much cheaper toyotas would have been if they were mail order back in the day (and they were both cheaper than American cars and got better fuel economy). How about the Yugo, you saw specials of 2 for one for just $9,000.
If you do not like the laws, get them changed. But until then, anyone wanting to join the circus must erect a tent.
So instead of attacking the message, or even the popular attack the messenger, you are attacking the envelope the message was in.
Now that I think about it, brilliant!. But I'm not sure it is as effective as you might think.
I have seen it a lot in the arts.
Gay men trying hook up with straight men and accepting that their advances are unwanted.
Straight women trying to hook up with gay men that are just not interested.
Straight men hitting on straight women that are not interested.
Straight women hitting on married or men in committed relationship.
You name it and it has probably happened.
You mean they will not let a manufacturer open a car lot in their state? Or is it that they will not allow yhem to act as one without a physical presence the state can regulate?
This seems a lot like Uber and Lift were people want every business regulated then are shocked to find they are subject to regulation if they act like a business or that their favorite business is regulated too.
The states have been regulating comercial car sales new and used for a long time now. In fact, ghey do it for most major purchases. I do not see why anyone should be able to skirt that. Perhaps that is reason enough.
I suggest you read the GPs comment who didn't mention Tesla then take your balogna and put it between a couple slices of bread then eat it.
I never said bar is bound to a dealership. Ford and the rest are because of it though. This is after all, what the GP was griping about.
Because they sold the rights to sell those items with restrictions on competition (franchises called dealerships) in various areas of the states and laws have been created to both enforce those rights and restrictions and protect the consumers from the fraudulent acts of unaccountable people.
And actually, they likely can deliver right to your door, they will do it the same way 1800 flowers does business and use a local dealer as the intermediary who actually procures the vehicle and delivers it. I'm not sure how they can get around dealer markup so it will likely cost. I know there are some dealerships that will deliver purchased cars to your front door. Some will even pick up and return vehicles for maintenance and repairs ( I saw both when I was in New Jersey- Ford, Mercedes, and I think it was Audi. there may be more)
From what I can tell, there is no evidence of a conspiracy yet. Just communications with someone who gave an order to start randomly killing people that had not been prepared for or carried out.
So I'm not even sure it's a bono fide conspiracy. Hopefully they find some evidence and clear this up.
Numeric stability is probably not all that important when you're guessing.