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Yeah, that's indeed absurd, and something that if I were to try that, I'd probably go to jail for...

• ryan93 2y ago
  What on earth do you think the crime is?
  • PreInternet01 2y ago
    Improper amortization of R&D expenses? In most locales, including (from what I can gather) the US, there are (generous) initial tax subsidies, followed by a 5-to-15-years earn-back period. Simply including R&D costs, imagined or otherwise, in COGS seems... fraudulent?
    • mikeyouse 2y ago
      Nah, it's GAAP for the industry since they essentially can't sell cars without that R&D investment.
      • ryan93 2y ago
        Yeah it’s more product development than r&d
• voisin 2y ago
  If you were vital to the economy, you could do it too!