• sunzu@kbin.run
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    5 months ago

    Man seeing US and EU automakers getting spanked like this comical but really pathetic…

    At least Chinese used their state aid to get shit done… Our dear leaders wasted all the money and now want more so they can compete.

    Another example is Intel… Spend billions buying back shares, got billions to build fabs in America… also milking germany

    You can’t fail up any higher, clown capitalism

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      5 months ago

      Hey don’t forget the CHIPS act fabs that are behind schedule because foreign companies realized that Americans are lazy and don’t work hard.

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        American worker ohh so lazy but every shiti corpo wants to sell to them… hmmm

        amazing how they can separate a person into two pieces like that when they only want one.

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          In case you were not having a stroke: having money does not equate to being productive.

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            5 months ago

            How dare you hurt better people’s profit.

            But yeah if I don’t get a wage increase, I reduce my output. Game 101 IMHO

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      Man seeing US and EU automakers getting spanked like this comical but really pathetic…

      i’ve learned recently some of the japanese & korean automakers have joined forces to respond to this new threat and i suspect they’re the only ones who have a chance at thriving in the next 10 to 20 years because of it.

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      That would be good, but it should rampup exponentally the heavier the vehicle is. So say a 3000lb vehicle is 50% tax, a 6000lb vehicle should be MUCH higher, maybe 500% or so. Make it really worth while to reduce weight, which is of course the number one issue for the safety of people outside of the car.

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      5 months ago

      Cars go heavier but carrying the same number of passengers. Something ain’t right.

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    5 months ago

    I am so glad I live in a country with a free economy. If I want to buy a VW I can, if I want to buy a GMC I can, if I want to buy a Suzuki I can, if I want to buy a BYD I can. Sometimes even cheaper than in their home country.