F.B.I. Arrests Volkswagen Executive on Conspiracy Charges in Emissions Scandal
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#2Good. I'm tired of high-ranking high-status members of society dodging consequences of multimillion or billion dollar catastrophes while the lowest classes get life sentences for ruining a single life.
I think the only way to stop the white-collar crime problem (which I think is a bigger problem than the physical crime problem) is by holding people accountable.
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#3Must not have invested money in lobbying DC. VW needs to spend a few million on lobbyists.
Re: F.B.I. Arrests Volkswagen Executive on Conspiracy Charges in Emissions Scandal
#4I could swear Jimmy Carter worse a sweater indoors.
Weird. What a faggot, conserving energy.
Thermostat is 65% of energy.
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Re: F.B.I. Arrests Volkswagen Executive on Conspiracy Charges in Emissions Scandal
#5Good. I'm tired of high-ranking high-status members of society dodging consequences of multimillion or billion dollar catastrophes while the lowest classes get life sentences for ruining a single life. I think the only way to stop the white-collar crime problem (which I think is a bigger problem than the physical crime problem) is by holding people accountable.
I agree, however it seems like they only use VW to exemplify the issue, when pretty much all manufacturers are cheating.
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#6Good. I'm tired of high-ranking high-status members of society dodging consequences of multimillion or billion dollar catastrophes while the lowest classes get life sentences for ruining a single life. I think the only way to stop the white-collar crime problem (which I think is a bigger problem than the physical crime problem) is by holding people accountable.
I agree, however it seems like they only use VW to exemplify the issue, when pretty much all manufacturers are cheating.
I have not been closely following this scandal, so I was unaware that other car manufacturers have been indicted in emissions cheating. Could you share a source with more information about this?
Re: F.B.I. Arrests Volkswagen Executive on Conspiracy Charges in Emissions Scandal
#7Good. I'm tired of high-ranking high-status members of society dodging consequences of multimillion or billion dollar catastrophes while the lowest classes get life sentences for ruining a single life. I think the only way to stop the white-collar crime problem (which I think is a bigger problem than the physical crime problem) is by holding people accountable.
>multimillion or billion dollar catastrophes while the lowest classes get life sentences for ruining a single life.
Is the implication here that causing economic harm is the same as murder?
Re: F.B.I. Arrests Volkswagen Executive on Conspiracy Charges in Emissions Scandal
#8Good. I'm tired of high-ranking high-status members of society dodging consequences of multimillion or billion dollar catastrophes while the lowest classes get life sentences for ruining a single life. I think the only way to stop the white-collar crime problem (which I think is a bigger problem than the physical crime problem) is by holding people accountable.
>multimillion or billion dollar catastrophes while the lowest classes get life sentences for ruining a single life. Is the implication here that causing economic harm is the same as murder?
Pollution is murder (statistically).
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree, however it seems like they only use VW to exemplify the issue, when pretty much all manufacturers are cheating.
I have not been closely following this scandal, so I was unaware that other car manufacturers have been indicted in emissions cheating. Could you share a source with more information about this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal#T...
A French government report in 2016 investigated 86 different cars, and about 1/5th of those were found to comply with emission laws. Most did not.
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#10Good. I'm tired of high-ranking high-status members of society dodging consequences of multimillion or billion dollar catastrophes while the lowest classes get life sentences for ruining a single life. I think the only way to stop the white-collar crime problem (which I think is a bigger problem than the physical crime problem) is by holding people accountable.
>multimillion or billion dollar catastrophes while the lowest classes get life sentences for ruining a single life. Is the implication here that causing economic harm is the same as murder?
A human life does have a price tag, just ask insurance companies. Conversely, negative externalities can be quantified in terms of quality-adjusted life years (qaly).