Keeping Tesla Out Of New York Amounts To More Of The Same Old Crony-Capitalism And Protectionism
“Live by government protection die by government protection,” might be a good lesson for Elon Musk, the CEO of luxury electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors. After all, the company that found favor with Obama’s Department of Energy and used that favor to raise money from private investors, is now getting shut out of selling direct to consumers in states like New Jersey and Ohio that are protecting their local car dealerships from outside competition.
