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[–] 163 points 2 years ago (15 children)

Also dealerships: $10k mark up on this bad boy!

Why do we even have dealerships?

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  • [–] 88 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's a delicate ecosystem: the car salesmen need their cut to spend on drinking and gambling or else the bars and dog tracks will shut down causing more unemployment.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    Because dealers have lobbied to have the law mandate them.

    I know "deregulation" is a bit of a dirty word, but some regulations are genuinely bad. In this case, it's literal textbook rent seeking, in the economics sense.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I'd like to be able to order a vehicle off Amazon and have it delivered. That really isn't so crazy.

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