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• atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They aren’t the only people who have a say in what happens. It’s funny to me that y’all clearly don’t know how the government works or how much red tape there is. Tesla is an overvalued and under performing company that barely deserves to be called an automotive manufacturer.

  The government has already signed contracts with other car manufacturers for the purposes of armored vehicles. Those manufacturers will absolutely sue for breach of contract in the event that the government doesn’t pay them and utilize their vehicles. Further, there are still regulations and specifications that are required to be met. They can’t fire everyone no matter how much they think they can. And Congress will not jeopardize their cash cows.

  It’s a lot of different echelons of the government that this type of thing has to go through and it’s definitely not going to happen overnight. I’m not saying it can’t happen. I’m saying that it’ll take time and the other automotive companies will fight back against anything they see as a conflict of interest.

  I can understand that people think things look bleak. But like half of what’s going on right now is scare tactics to make the general populace capitulate without a fight. The people who know how things work are very rarely ever at the top of anything. The people who get shit done are rarely at the top.

  The budget is already signed sealed and delivered. Where’s DHS gonna get this money? Because I would bet other car manufacturers have already bid for the contract for new vehicles. So unless you’ve got something that says Tesla won the bid, quit playing with me.

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  • Tja@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Have you seen how fast other companies roll over to this admin? Why care about a 100M contract when you can get a 1B tax break?

    And you are thinking about red tape in a sane government. Here you comply or get fired and replaced with a yes man.

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    • atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Those companies so far aren’t in conflict with Tesla. Bear that in mind because it’s important to the conversation and the topic at hand. I doubt Facebook gives a damn if Tesla can skirt recalls. Ford or GMC or Dodge would absolutely care, especially if it’s preferential treatment which it invariably would be because of Musk’s “position” in the government. He’s got a conflict of interest that stacks things against other automakers and they would be stupid not to counter that any way they can.

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      • Tja@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It took one day apparently…

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      • Tja@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I hope you are right, but I’m afraid they will just go with it, because it’s easier and more profitable to side with the dictator.

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