Government Demands Certain Answers and the Only Way to Give Those Answers is to Lie!

German cultures still demands the "be in line" ethic. When bureaucrats demand an answer, they get the answer they demand, even as a lie. It was that way leading up to WWII and in East Germany. Some of the worst things don't just die hard, they spread across Europe and into America. m/r

VW emission test cheating rocks Europe’s carmakers - FT.com

Andy Sharman in London and Jeevan Vasagar in Berlin  9-22-15

The European car industry was shaken on Monday as Volkswagen’s share price fell almost 20 per cent over its admission that it cheated on US emissions tests, triggering calls for a broader inquiry into the sector.

More than €13bn was wiped off VW’s market capitalisation, spurring a wider fall in carmakers’ shares, after Martin Winterkorn, the group’s chief executive, apologised and ordered an external investigation into the affair.

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