1. meh, semantics. Unless they force them out by law, which is no longer a free market by definition. Also, for clarification, the dealers are the middle men. T

1. meh, semantics. Unless they force them out by law, which is no longer a free market by definition. Also, for clarification, the dealers are the middle men. They were not forced out. Quite the opposite. They are now forced in. 2. Doesn't matter in terms of morality, not in terms of best business practices. 3. The deal that said "buy our cars now in the recession or we won't sell anymore to you in the future." not the law that resulted: "manufacturers must by law sell to any official dealer and cannot sell directly"