I certainly don't mean to be defending either party, but the bill received bi-partisan support. Only 2 reps voted against it in the house, and it received unanimous support in the senate (which includes 12 democrats).
A lot of people pretend this isn't the case, but democrats also receive political donations from rich people and then pass legislation that is favorable to those rich people. But the underlying cynicism is correct. It's a racket.
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The 6-1 ratio means that democrats are also getting a lot of money from dealership owners. Then, given that both the house and senate there are 60+% republican and all the republicans will vote for it, anyone voted against it is just symbolic and then is that symbol worth upsetting their own backers?
I think a better way of understanding how the two parties feel about regulation of specific industries is to look into how different states regulate those different industries. This doesn't work well for very regional industries (think coal or I guess logging, for example), but car dealerships are everywhere.
colpabar|2 years ago
required disclaimer: i don't like republicans either
ahahahahah|2 years ago
I think a better way of understanding how the two parties feel about regulation of specific industries is to look into how different states regulate those different industries. This doesn't work well for very regional industries (think coal or I guess logging, for example), but car dealerships are everywhere.