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Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by adrian_b on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:13PM (#50370175)
Nowadays I doubt that the US government is any better than China's in letting companies destroy the environment.

Moreover, I always wonder how Americans accuse China of subsidizing its industries, while I never hear about any serious investment done by any big US company that is not conditioned by huge tax reductions.

All the kinds of fiscal facilities that the big US companies receive from the state or federal governments would be strictly forbidden in most places of Europe, as being a form of state help that distorts competition.

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Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by dnautics on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:28PM (#50370372)
> Nowadays I doubt that the US government is any better than China's in letting companies destroy the environment.

Where are you getting that idea?

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Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by adrian_b on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:41PM (#50370512)
Directly from the repeated declarations of people in high positions of the US government, including the POTUS himself, who have bragged about their efforts for removing all the environmental regulations that supposedly make the US companies lose money and make them less competitive.
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Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by dnautics on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @04:55PM (#50372102)
You made a comparative statement that has two sides.

Also consider: if California got rid of prop 65 warnings would that be bad? How would that fare on your scorecard?

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Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by adrian_b on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @06:41PM (#50372989)
I am pretty certain that on paper today China has environmental regulations at least as strict as those of USA.

Nonetheless, it is very likely that in many places they are not enforced, except perhaps when they might be used to punish someone who fell in disgrace for other reasons.

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