Heh, what do you want to do, just deduct 700,000 votes from Biden?
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Sometimes cheating is an indicator of dumb laws too.
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.
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.
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.
I can think of another S-word that describes CA environmental laws.
More than some.
Yeah, and by the 90s the problem was pretty much solved. Doubtful any of the irritating, nitpicky, lobbyist-driven shit they've done since has contributed anything positive relative to its cost.