[Felix21]

Why would someone even consider creating a law to protect an industry that technological and business model "innovations" are threatening to replace.

Is that not how the free-market is suppose to keep the whole system efficient?

It just sounds absurd:

"I'm going to jail Hun"

- what did you do?

"I made a car... and then I sold it... directly to those who wanted it"

- .......

ridiculous

[swinnipeg]

Rent Seeking exists in so many places.

"rent-seeking is an attempt to obtain economic rent by manipulating the social or political environment in which economic activities occur, rather than by creating new wealth"

A great side effect of popular companies like Tesla and Uber is the attention they bring to these practices.

[contingencies]

These days much law is first and foremost a tool for the wealthy and the politically connected, which usually means established interests.

[_greim_]

So where are the Republicans when you need them, to shout down this new government regulation?