Tesla vs. Christie

Sort of hilarious to see the argument posed as Christie defending jobs.  What they are actually seeking to protect are politically connected "vassal-capitalists", who would get a piece of the action on each car sold. Any actual employment involved is incidental.

Elon Musk: To the People of New Jersey

Elon Musk: On Tuesday, under pressure from the New Jersey auto dealer lobby to protect its monopoly, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, composed of political appointees of the Governor, ended y…

I'm not the hugest Musk fan in the world - for example I thought his "hyperloop" concept was a bunch of overblown, anti-transit bullshit. 

Just pointing out that the cited argument from the BWM salesman in the article is laughable on its face.