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Re:Volkswagen overtakes Toyota as the world's biggest carmaker by matt4077 on Monday January 30, 2017 @11:58PM (#13527795)
That is fundamentally not different from a fine, which is ultimately also paid completely by the investors.
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Re:Volkswagen overtakes Toyota as the world's biggest carmaker by antivw on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @12:15PM (#13532690)
It is fundamentally different, because it targets equity, not operating capital.

Fines can be mitigated by raising prices so that equity-holders shift pain to consumers. Stripping equity on the other hand means that you change who profits from sales.

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Re:Volkswagen overtakes Toyota as the world's biggest carmaker by tremon on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @07:59AM (#13530122)
Yes, it is completely different, because the nationalization step strips the original investors from all power.
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Re:Volkswagen overtakes Toyota as the world's biggest carmaker by matt4077 on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @10:24AM (#13531264)
It only strips them of money, if they're willing to use money to buy the stock again in the auction.
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