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Republicans Propose a New Way to Scrap Fuel Economy Rules: No Fines (www.nytimes.com)

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For 50 years, automakers have had to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles or pay fines. The Republican megabill would set those penalties to $0.

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[–] GrumpyFortuneCat@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fine. Replace it with mandatory jail time for all C-level staff.

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

You’re being very fair. This is an entirely reasonable compromise.

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 3 points 1 year ago

Republicans aren't going to do that either.

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