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If you can't compete, just legislate them from the competition.
A legislative monopoly
The free market of ~~capitalism~~ legislation
Good thing that we have a free market where our companies are free to lower prices, reduce investor payouts to fend off foreign competitors.
Oh wait, they will never do that, they'll just put their hand out to daddy government to block competition rather than you know, actually compete.
I'll bet when their kids run a 100m dash, they go around and kick all the fast kids in the shins so their precious crotchfruit can "win" the race.
Fuck all these greedy companies and their bullshit. I don't want America to turn to shit, but I think it's too late now. May as well get cheap cars while we still exist as a viable country.
Land of debris, home of the depraved
The invisible hand of capitalism is really fucking loud
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That was the unofficial motto of US Steel
It worked for small trucks!
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American car companies: “Only WE can spy on our customers”
ONLY WE can gouge our customers.
Very laissez-faire free markets type shit of them
Ugh. It has a democrat co-sign as well. Of course they are both from michigan. Kissing up to a dying industry that refuses to try and be competitive.
They actually did try, but Bidens battery valley was shut down, and what EVs they did make did not sell.
Did not sell
Maybe be ause they were not being competitive about it, with the pricing.
Or marketing was shit.
And it probably had some convoluted rebate system bull shit that no one trusted.
Same with solar. We had people going gangbusters door to do, in Walmart etc pushingnsolar, and rebates and blah blah, but its like, "bro, you are going door to door, pushing thousands of dollars stuff, thats questionable". And I keep hearing the wrong billing option fucks you over. If the state showed up at my door with a crane and said "we are putting solar on your roof, you won't pay for electricity again" I woukd go for it, but I am not trusting some fly by night installer tied to god knows what billing contract, sold by some out of towner in the Walmart meat department. Because everything sold by US companies is a fucking scam on some level.
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These pro-capitalism, pro-free market, small government chucklefucks suddenly want government intervention and regulation. Funny how attitudes change when it's not working in their favour.
The market got a little too free
I really do hate republicans, they ruin shit for no reason.
but there is a reason. You just wouldn't like it
Yes.
However, remember there's Dem support for this bill.
The invisible hand of the free market at work. /s
Can't beat them, then just ban them.
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Wouldn’t want affordable vehicles in the US
arnt they already not in the USA due to 100% tariffs./
0 city, 1 highway...as God meant it.
This probably would've mattered back when Chinese products were still considered laughably terrible.
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If priced the same, I would buy BYD over a Tesla. I own a model y and got to check out the BYD models in Costa rica. The build quality and battery tech is much better than Tesla. I didn't test the self driving because it wasn't available in Costa rica. Tesla self driving is barely passable.
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