I think the whole “a company isn’t allowed to sell directly to consumers” without going through some kind of poltically-approved oligopoly is bullshit. Same wit

I think the whole “a company isn’t allowed to sell directly to consumers” without going through some kind of poltically-approved oligopoly is bullshit. Same with Tesla and the auto industry in various states. A dying industry is clinging on for dear life to their monetary lifeblood, and calling on the government to save them or else some sad consequences will happen to people. “Look at Brian who has to support 3 kids going to college on his $50k/yr salesman’s salary. Do you want him to get fired and live on the street because we had to shave out costs with a smaller bottomline?” Sure, it sucks, but that’s the tradeoff. Nothing is going to be perfect. Some amount of people are just going to have to suffer for a little bit in return for the greater good. These are also just the stakes in capitalism. Something better comes along? That’s what people are going to want. So a business produces the worse thing and gets less customers? C’est la vie. Either consumers should be allowed to buy the legal items they wish, or take away the items altogether. This is just stupid to keep propping up a group of geriatric businesses indefinitely for the sake of some sob stories proliferated by the ones racketeering this scheme.