The irony of this whole fuss about nothing is that Software can be had for just about any digitally dependent vehicle which allows that vehicle to be operated in a more efficient/performance enhanced mode than is allowed by law!! Just flip a switch come inspection time
Most certainly different "numbers wise".
The only ones seemingly offended are the relative few who had the power to have their agenda become law.
And also different in intention. In my moral universe, intent counts.
I disagree. As someone who breathes air, I am offended. As someone who admired VW, I am offended. Are you saying that you do not think that emissions regulations are desirable?
Los Angeles, 1948:
The irony of this whole fuss about nothing is that Software can be had for just about any digitally dependent vehicle which allows that vehicle to be operated in a more efficient/performance enhanced mode than is allowed by law!! Just flip a switch come inspection time
It was a joke!!!
Consequently, the class action suit phase will be enormous. The damage to the reputation of the company is exceedingly huge. And the fact that it has halted sales of three of its most popular models until all the 2015 and 2016 inventory has been brought into compliance is a major immediate hit to its bottom line.
In my view, VW is going to get what it deserves.
So the big question is "will they survive this and how soon before the company turns around"? In other words, "is this a stock buying opportunity"?
I see your point - and I agree with what I perceive as your intention. If there are no rules, man rapidly destroys things in pursuit of profit.
As I said before, at the outset, rules/laws are generally well intended and the immediate problem gets addressed but as the bureaucratic/corporate weed grows, pursuit of profit looms larger and things get destroyed in spite of rules. "Go to jail/ forfeit your pension" would have more enforcement clout than "fines" which we (consumers) wind up paying for anyway. I am not anti-environment nor am I pro-lawbreaker. I simply see it from a different perspective.
So ,, in the end, "IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY"
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