BrikoXM to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish • 8 months ago'They Want To Be The Gatekeepers': Car Dealers Are Stopping Customers From Buying EVsjalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1175arrow-down1external-link'They Want To Be The Gatekeepers': Car Dealers Are Stopping Customers From Buying EVsjalopnik.comBrikoXM to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink14•8 months agoEconomists call this “rent-seeking.” They add no value and take a cut. And the reason they’re so powerful, at least in some states, is that they’re a major source of sales tax.
minus-square@gramie@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoAnd who are (by far) the largest advertisers in the print media? Car dealers and real estate agents. Is it any surprise that you don’t find any articles about these parasites?
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink3•8 months agoReal estate agent is an amazing scam. They make you think they’re necessary, and then add 3% each to the price of the house. Fucking legends
Economists call this “rent-seeking.” They add no value and take a cut.
And the reason they’re so powerful, at least in some states, is that they’re a major source of sales tax.
And who are (by far) the largest advertisers in the print media? Car dealers and real estate agents. Is it any surprise that you don’t find any articles about these parasites?
Real estate agent is an amazing scam. They make you think they’re necessary, and then add 3% each to the price of the house.
Fucking legends