EPTThe most recent famous case would be Uli Hoeneß who avoided about 30 million bucks in taxes. He currently serves 3 years in an 'open prison'.
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
The most recent famous case would be Uli Hoeneß who avoided about 30 million bucks in taxes. He currently serves 3 years in an 'open prison'. | ||
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Chewbacca.
United States3634 Posts
On January 05 2016 06:20 Mohdoo wrote: Does Germany also have a poor history of convicting CEOs? This seems to be a big hit to their national pride, so I would somewhat expect them to redeem themselves by throwing a few people in prison. Did they break any German laws for Germany to convict them with? | ||
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
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m4ini
4215 Posts
On January 05 2016 06:28 Chewbacca. wrote: Did they break any German laws for Germany to convict them with? The "defeat device" or whatever you want to call it was installed in german cars (partially) as well. So yes, they broke german law as well. | ||
KwarK
United States43758 Posts
On January 05 2016 06:39 xDaunt wrote: See, this is the type of situation where Donald Trump would come in handy as president. He'd demand that Germany turn over the executives or face closure of the US auto market to VW/Audi imports. Time to get on board the Trump train, liberals. And then have a White House lawyer take him to one side and say "listen, Donald, you really need to run these ideas past us before you say them on live television", And that, kids, is how the trade war between the EU and the United States began. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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m4ini
4215 Posts
On January 05 2016 06:49 ticklishmusic wrote: And then we realize cutting off trade with the 4th largest economy in the world was a completely awful idea and suddenly we're in a recession again Not a problem, the mexicans gonna pay the wall. That's the important bit. edit: and i doubt that trump would be happy with the fact that imports from china/russia would increase quite considerably. | ||
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Deathstar
9150 Posts
On January 05 2016 05:42 ticklishmusic wrote: I'm just thinking if this had been Toyota or another Japanese car manufacturer we would have seen their CEO commit seppuku. Haha you're so funny! | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15742 Posts
On January 05 2016 06:49 ticklishmusic wrote: And then we realize cutting off trade with the 4th largest economy in the world was a completely awful idea and suddenly we're in a recession again "The Germans are weak people. We destroyed the nazis in ww2 because we were a great nation. Now that we are great again, we will prosecute their CEOs and impose a tariff on their cars. They will pay up because we are great." | ||
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KwarK
United States43758 Posts
On January 05 2016 06:49 ticklishmusic wrote: And then we realize cutting off trade with the 4th largest economy in the world was a completely awful idea and suddenly we're in a recession again 1st largest. For the purpose of imports and exports Germany does not exist, only the EU. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
Oregon 'terrorists' don't plan siege very well, put out plea for snacks and supplies | ||
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Paljas
Germany6926 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On January 05 2016 07:16 ticklishmusic wrote: Re: the Oregon standoff Oregon 'terrorists' don't plan siege very well, put out plea for snacks and supplies Did we really thing these guys were criminal, militia master minds? I've dealt with these sovereign citizen, free stater, wanna-be libertarian types for years. They are not the sharpest tools in the shed, which is why they get into so much trouble to begin with. | ||
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JumboJohnson
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
President Obama is announcing a series of executive actions designed to combat gun violence, including a regulatory change designed to make it harder for gun buyers to avoid background checks. Obama plans to detail the moves on Tuesday with a statement in the White House East Room. "It will potentially save lives in this country and spare families the pain and the extraordinary loss that they've suffered as a consequence of a firearm being in the hands of the wrong people," Obama said Monday, after meeting privately to discuss the measures with the attorney general, the FBI director, and the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). ATF will play a central role in the administration's move, by clarifying what it means to be "engaged in the business" of selling guns. Until now, some collectors and hobbyists have been able to avoid that designation. As a result, they haven't needed a federal license to sell and they haven't been required to conduct background checks on their customers. The new guidance from that Bureau is designed to require more such sellers to conduct background checks, even if they're doing business only at gun shows or online. "Let me be clear: it is not where you are located but what you are doing" that determines who must conduct background checks, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in a conference call with reporters. The administration is also working to improve the quality of background checks by encouraging states and government agencies to share more information about criminal histories, domestic violence, and mental illness that could disqualify a person from buying a gun. And the FBI is hiring 230 additional staff people to speed the processing of background checks. Under current law, a gun sale can go forward if a background check is not completed within three days. The White House conceded its moves are not a substitute for congressional action. Obama was stymied in his effort to promote gun-control legislation three years ago in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Source | ||
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Bagration
United States18282 Posts
On January 05 2016 06:59 Mohdoo wrote: "The Germans are weak people. We destroyed the nazis in ww2 because we were a great nation. Now that we are great again, we will prosecute their CEOs and impose a tariff on their cars. They will pay up because we are great." The average Republican voter would eat that up too. I used to be a lot more optimistic about the American electorate, but it's clear that a lot of American voters are uninformed, and voting based on bigotry and fear, and these negative elements are really coming out in this election cycle. | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23780 Posts
On January 05 2016 07:16 ticklishmusic wrote: Re: the Oregon standoff Oregon 'terrorists' don't plan siege very well, put out plea for snacks and supplies No wonder they called them potheads lol. | ||
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Reaper9
United States1724 Posts
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
-some guy in a godforsaken region where every single part of the infrastructure is sponsored by the government | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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