4 ms·

Planet Money has an excellent episode where they discuss this topic in more detail: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/02/12/171814201/episode-435-why-buying-a

• mbillie1 13y ago
  That was fascinating, thank you for sharing it. I'm always curious when a business justifies its existence or protection by appealing to the fact that it employs people - "we have families depending on us!" Every business employs people, has families depending on it, etc. That argument ought to be considered a fallacy.
  • wmf 13y ago
    Specifically, it's not obvious why a Tesla-owned "store" would employ fewer people than an independent "dealer".
• timjahn 13y ago
  That was amazing, thanks for sharing! Amazing how the woman representing the dealerships struggled to come up any logical defense for their legal protection.