JPWhite, thank you for you
JPWhite, thank you for you for adding these points. I support Tesla's bid to sell direct and I get what you are saying, but Tesla stops lobbying and posting requests for support as soon as it has its solo exceptions (WA, MA, GA etc) Tesla (and its supporters) doesn't care about the free market or stand for any principles in business related to that theme. With regard to computers, sure you can buy one anyplace, direct (Dell) or retail (Best Buy). But how will you hook it up to the internet. You will use one of the few providers that your local government has sold a franchise to. Government does not allow direct internet sales in my state. It allows the individual towns to award franchises. Here I have the choice of only Comcast or Verizon. Both paid the price to be allowed to operate here. The sale and distribution of alcohol, milk, tobacco, cold medicine, medical care, financial services, and even homes is tightly regulated by state and local governments.