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46. Endorsed by Dumbya

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Wed Sep 23, 2015, 09:13 PM

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Volkswagen should be banned from selling cars in the United States [View all] alcibiades_mystery Sep 2015 OP

And they can reimburse me for that piece of shit Rabbit I bought once upon a time NV Whino Sep 2015 #1

You, too? WinkyDink Sep 2015 #7

Afraid so NV Whino Sep 2015 #11

OMG. MINE, TOO! Luckily, it was on a local street, as the day before I was on Philly's Schuylkill-- WinkyDink Sep 2015 #43

My mechanic finally figured that one out NV Whino Sep 2015 #47

I had a Rabbit once Art_from_Ark Sep 2015 #48

My parents had a 77 and 79 rabbit. ileus Sep 2015 #19

Same here NV Whino Sep 2015 #39

Same here. What a POS that Rabbit was. Absolute POS. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #26

My sister had a Rabbit convertible it was awesome, she drove it for years snooper2 Sep 2015 #40

We Had RobinA Sep 2015 #41

I would settle for criminal indictments and let the marketplace decide when all the evidence is Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #2

And does this kind of deception, or other unknown deceptions, just stop at VW? malaise Sep 2015 #3

Yep, it's all over the place. VW got caught. What should happen is the MF's at the top RKP5637 Sep 2015 #28

Money trumps people PowerToThePeople Sep 2015 #44

Endorsed by Dumbya malaise Sep 2015 #46

You are foolish if you think VW is the only one doing this davidn3600 Sep 2015 #4

All the big truck companies got caught in '98 Mnpaul Sep 2015 #6

The CEO should be sentenced to jail time. At least 10 years before parole. madinmaryland Sep 2015 #5

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!! Corporate Immunity needs to go. Execs need to be held accountable when they RKP5637 Sep 2015 #29

Agreed. But would Germany allow extradition? Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #38

Yeah, let's just fuck over the thousands of people working in their factories and dealerships name not needed Sep 2015 #8

You're right--they ARE too big to fail. Orrex Sep 2015 #17

And the lesson to do over and over will be learned by all who profited One_Life_To_Give Sep 2015 #20

So let the execs who 'knowingly" did this do some time. Don't punish the guys on the shop floor. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2015 #9

What about the boy? ryan_cats Sep 2015 #10

No this will just hurt the workers Sam_Fields Sep 2015 #12

They are (at least temporarily) Sgent Sep 2015 #13

Is that for their diesel cars only? B Calm Sep 2015 #16

That's only the diesel models. n/t tammywammy Sep 2015 #23

Then one would have to ban pretty much ALL the manufactures from selling cars here, ALL have been YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #14

Changing behavior requires something other than rewarding bad behavior. One_Life_To_Give Sep 2015 #24

Well until our current form of government is changed nothing will change and corporations YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #30

wonder who else is doing this and hasn't been caught yet. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #15

They basically are....who would buy a VW??? ileus Sep 2015 #18

it's a niche brand pstokely Sep 2015 #33

I think the market will take care of that madokie Sep 2015 #21

I'm torn. I LOVE my TDI and the great mileage Lee-Lee Sep 2015 #22

54 mpg is great mileage and you are burning less fuel. Like you B Calm Sep 2015 #25

Why would you have to think twice? philosslayer Sep 2015 #45

Because you would be burning less fuel. . . B Calm Sep 2015 #49

Because it would reduce one type of emmission while increasing another Lee-Lee Sep 2015 #54

The government has determined which is emission is more desirable.. philosslayer Sep 2015 #55

I have said for years... if they want corporate personhood, there needs to be a corporate death JCMach1 Sep 2015 #27

There is it's called Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #51

It was for the good of the shareholders. raouldukelives Sep 2015 #31

Huge fines and prosecution of the perps (with time behind bars) should suffice. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #32

Air pollution kills and injures people, let's be clear alcibiades_mystery Sep 2015 #34

our criminal justice system tends to place zero consideration on the overall geek tragedy Sep 2015 #35

perhaps positive punnishment if there is such a thing dembotoz Sep 2015 #36

If you set the bar that low to determine if a company can do business in the US Glassunion Sep 2015 #37

Of All The Corporate Malfeasance RobinA Sep 2015 #42

I don�t think VW should be banned from selling cars in the US.. okojo Sep 2015 #50

I don't thinnk you have to worry about VW selling cars in the US anymore. napi21 Sep 2015 #52

Only vehicle I buy MichMan Sep 2015 #53