From #MoneyWise via #MSN News
The average car price in America is $50K — just $9,000 shy of the national annual salary. So why can’t US automakers make cheaper cars?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/buying/the-average-car-price-in-america-is-50k-just-9-000-shy-of-the-national-annual-salary-so-why-can-t-us-automakers-make-cheaper-cars/ LIKE NO SHIT... WHERE YOU BEEN??

MY RESPONSE (SHORT): I wrote on this a few months ago (B4IN, later dropped via TLB) "Government Regulations and Automobiles" (eventually to be long series Govt Regs and a b c d e f .. z driving up costs Americans cannot afford) but it is NOT (as much as I hate to say it) ALL Fed. Govt's fault (but still MOSTLY, as Automakers moved to some things they basically knew IF DIDN'T would be mandated to eventually). It is very simple, as I said in my article on TheLibertyBeacon and BeforeItsNews - carve an exemption to scale back things that Buyers can sign Waiver "understand do not have usually mandated items a b c x y z" and many will be happy to do so - especially for those that mostly need a Car for about Town not long hauls on Freeways.
Joseph M Lenard (JLenardDetroit)

MY PRESPONSE (Article long before them):
#TLB version: https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/government-regulations-and-automobiles/

----- LOL, MSN removed my comment "goes against 'standards'" in other words, I reported it long before them, and offered the full story as well as solutions ---- showed them up. I look forward to more great Reporting by the moron that wrote that piece and MSN eager to use it to fill empty space, just making it wasted space, likely will be called WATER IS WET and zero insights as to MAYBE TRY AN UMBRELLA when raining just like the Auto piece was devoid of any real reasons why and what can be done about it. They DEMAND that conversation be CIVIL - LOL, no they CENSOR CONSERVATIVES like all Leftist moron outlets (yet, defaming/libel attacks (devoid of any reality, they are allowed to continue to LIE) on Trump remain ALL OVER THEIR COMMENT SECTIONS)!