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Re:Italy wants an exception to Europe's gas-engine ban for F... by 1_player on Saturday September 25, 2021 @08:13AM (#28652521)
This constant "eat the rich" mentality is doing more harm than good, and can't see the forest for the trees. If Ferrari were to close down, the impact is not on the rich guy that can't buy a new high-powered car, but the thousands of workers without a job, with the resulting hit to the economy.

If it's not pettiness, it's short-sightedness and black-and-white thinking.

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Re:Italy wants an exception to Europe's gas-engine ban for F... by gruez on Saturday September 25, 2021 @09:02AM (#28652838)
>This constant "eat the rich" mentality is doing more harm than good

asking for the same rules for the rich and the poor is "eat the rich"?

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Re:Italy wants an exception to Europe's gas-engine ban for F... by bmm6o on Saturday September 25, 2021 @11:21AM (#28653816)
And it's not even that! It's about the same rules for all auto manufacturers.
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Re:Italy wants an exception to Europe's gas-engine ban for F... by Ensorceled on Saturday September 25, 2021 @09:17AM (#28652941)
It appears that is where we are now: trying to level the playing field between rich and poor is oppressing the rich. Actually it may be worse, trying to prevent the rich from gaining new privileges is now oppressive.
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Re:Italy wants an exception to Europe's gas-engine ban for F... by Ensorceled on Saturday September 25, 2021 @08:23AM (#28652572)
I would argue that almost all of society’s woes can be traced to wealth inequality and the legal trappings necessary to maintain that disparity, but, sure, fighting that is doing more harm than good.
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