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Laws have to change for direct sales of cars, mostly at the state level. Dealership owners also happen to be big donors to state elected officials.
And the typical response of "JuSt Be YoUr OwN LoBbYiSt!"
There are over 300 million pissed off people in this country, you think my dumb ass is somehow going to organize better than literally anyone else?
McConnell sold Citizens United on "unions can spend just like corporations can!" knowing full well that there would be no possible way that unions could ever even approach corporate donations
Most states with sales taxes include auto sales, so it's also that they bring in a ton of government revenue.