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A shame, that. A company with a large investment in a technology that causes immense harm is probably not one you want to consult on ongoing policy. Dieselgate
by CalRobert 8y ago
A shame, that. A company with a large investment in a technology that causes immense harm is probably not one you want to consult on ongoing policy.
Dieselgate killed people. If they'd dumped poison in the water supply and lied about it the reaction would've been far harsher, but apparently it's ok to poison people via the air.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoVW also causes immense employment and brings an immense amount of money into Germany. It's not that simple. Germany isn't a dictatorship. They can't take unilateral action that harms its populace and say "just deal, it's good for you in the long run"
- CalRobert 8y agoBut.... volkswagen can?
- linksnapzz 8y agoThe state of North Rhine/Westphalia owns like 21% of VW group. I would expect they might deprecate the statistically-implied deaths resulting from selling noncompliant cars vs. the very concrete loss of jobs and revenue should that might result from regulation.