In most states, manufacturers are prohibited from selling directly to consumers.

There are a variety of reasons for it, some were consumer-friendly (like preventing the manufactures from monopolizing repair/service), but it basically created a system of middlemen that raised costs.

I worked at a Honda dealership in college and I learned a lot.

For example, when you finance through a dealership, the dealer doesn’t actually put up any money. They find a 3rd party financer then tack on a few percentage points.

Salespersons also earn higher commissions on dealer-provided upsales, such as window-etching, rust-preventative, custom badging, extended warranties, etc, so they try to push those things.

Dealers are also locked into individual manufacturers, usually. That is, a “family” of dealerships, are actually multiple businesses, each with a contract with a different manufacturer.

The person that owned the Honda dealership I worked at, owned others. On one side, they had a Pontiac-Buick-GMC dealer, then Chevy, Chevy truck, and Cadillac on the other side. Even they it was all General Motors, they were run separately. Down the street, they had a dealership that sold both new Toyotas and Subarus.

We’re pretty much already there. Having worked at a “good” dealership, it became pretty obvious that only the owner and their managers were making good money. Everyone else? Not at all.

Which one?

I’m confused - were the other mice resisting? They just needed submissive mice to make it work?

Plus, the numbers for the USSR are sadly inflated because Stalin didn’t care how many of the soldiers died. They were completely disposable and treated as such.

Also, their methodology was sloppy and completely relies on inaccurate military records. They counted POWd as KIA, even after they returned.

Like with most other forms of content, there’s a variety in the quality.

Admittedly, I do watch a few reaction channels. They’re mostly covering content I enjoy and the reaction portion is usually one part. They react then discuss it and I usually enjoy the discussion more than the reaction.

Exactly - the athletes represent their nations. No matter their genuine selfish reasons (money, fame, etc), they are endorsing their nations’ policies.

Beyond that, the IOC is corrupt and the Olympics is just another way to funnel money from the people to the elites.

Was he living under a rock? Or did he think he was that special that Netflix wouldn’t netflix it?

Check their Wikipedia - only the .org was revoked. There are others

It’s almost always the rural areas - they tend to be 99% white, uneducated, and bombarded by conservative media.

No seatbelts in space though.

“Prepare for blunt force trauma, everyone!”

Most successful armored operation of the war.

I wish Sharif nothing but the worst.

Especially a black woman.

I switched to Niagara a few months ago and bought it. It’s been working great for me. No regrats.

It’s a good article. Hopefully they’re correct and that cooler heads will begin to prevail and curtail the hype and the destruction it brings.

Mudlarker? Is that like a beachcomber?

You’re referring to the 1560s/70s, right?

Seriously, though, stripping away empathy has always been a tactic throughout history used by the greedy and selfish to get their way.

For the US, generally, the answer is “yes.”

tRump is trying to play to his base. He doesn’t care that Christians are committing the same atrocities as ISIS.

He also needs to try to distract everyone from the Epstein files.