• BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Because dealers have lobbied to have the law mandate them.

    I know “deregulation” is a bit of a dirty word, but some regulations are genuinely bad. In this case, it’s literal textbook rent seeking, in the economics sense.