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spartanunit117 14 points ago +14 / -0

sometimes cheater wins though for a period times, and there times they do uncovered but very late example like recent wirecard fraud or volkswagen gas emissions scandal.

it's kinda scared me if this is too goes that way considering how much tech and media censorship. if social media does not do this stupid censorship this would not happen. I think trump should do it months ago so that there is no crazy censorship happen or done by those social media.

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80960KA 6 points ago +6 / -0

volkswagen gas emissions scandal

Sometimes cheating is an indicator of dumb laws too.

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Angerisagift 1 point ago +1 / -0

The Germans know about killing people with diesel exhaust.

One can argue about the cost benefit analysis with any given regulation, but it’s clear that the atmosphere is a shared, necessary resource that we have the right and duty to protect.

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80960KA 1 point ago +1 / -0

iirc in this case the law that was cheated around was an anti-competitive one more than an environmental one. There are good regulations and bad ones, and some that are simply bought by lobbyists to further entrench their employer's interests.

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Angerisagift 1 point ago +1 / -0

California has strict emissions laws. If you’ve ever looked online for gas engines (lawn equipment, generators etc.) you may have seen a different model for here than the rest of the country. I will readily admit that that CARB is crazy with some of this, e.g. a private residence can’t buy an ozone generator any more (Amazon sells them, but can’t legally ship here). As for Volkswagen, they designed software to cheat emissions tests so their diesels could’ve sold here. The thing about breaking laws to make more money is it’s hard to pretend you’re a principled rebel. And anyone who remembers what the air was like will concede that emissions controls have helped.