• ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    not transparent and seems arbitrary

    Opaque regulatory inertia favoring established players could be the story of the American auto industry for the last century.

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      1 hour ago

      I’D be fine with that. Even with all the offshored parts and supply chain, the auto industry is still a huge part of the American economy, with a lot of related jobs. I want it to continue doing that

      However excessive protectionism isn’t a viable strategy when there’s also a renewed commitment to obsolete technology and cancelling anything that would have encouraged change. I suppose this favors established industry in the short term but it really seems like forcing them to buy a shovel to dig their own graves.

      The problem is if this is a payoff to musk, helping Tesla succeed at everyone else’s expense. Favoritism toward one specific person or company is never the right choice