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antivw

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    Comment #13532814

    Fair enough. 590K diesel vehicles is a niche of the US market that's almost invisible. So have VW purchase back every one of those cars at MSRP. It's an invisible amount anyway, ri…

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    Comment #13532690

    It is fundamentally different, because it targets equity, not operating capital. Fines can be mitigated by raising prices so that equity-holders shift pain to consumers. Stripping …

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    Comment #13532599

    GM should have been allowed to fail. Because, of course, no sensible capitalist would have stood by and watched all those assests disappear. Toyota would have bought a factory here…

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    Comment #13532367

    That link says that VW agreed to pay $2.8 billion in fines for defrauding 590,000 car owners and cheating on emissions tests. $2.8 billion/590K vehicles That's a good start on fine…