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During the financial crisis - everyone and their mom blamed the whole thing on the big bad wall street bankers. And during this one its again being blamed on a

by 1971genocide 11y ago

During the financial crisis - everyone and their mom blamed the whole thing on the big bad wall street bankers. And during this one its again being blamed on a individual company. The real blame lies with government. why did the US govt fail to properly test a car made by a foreign company ?

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tzmudzin 11y ago
> why did the US govt fail to properly test a car made by a foreign company ? I propose that we focus on what's right to do rather than who gets the pie, so: Why did the US govt fail to properly test a car that was destined for consumer use (regardless of company origin)?
- rdsnsca 11y ago
  The EPA has the same problems as almost every US government department, lack of funding.
- zardo 11y ago
  The government doesn't test the cars. The manufacturers self-certify.
twanvl 11y ago
> The real blame lies with government. why did the US govt fail to properly test a car made by a foreign company ? What does VW being foreign have to do with it? Are US companies inherently more trustworthy? You should ask "Why did the US government fail to properly test a car made by any company?"
- mhw 11y ago
  We'll find out when we can compare the fine that VW gets with the one that GM got for selling cars that actually killed their occupants.
jeromeflipo 11y ago
Now that VW is investigated, we should focus on the emission standard themselves - not the tactics to avoid or optimize for the tests. In Europe, the standards are a joke (no one drives like we test the cars).