Seems like a conspiracy theory. Could it be that the problems are actually electronic/computer-related and they are refusing to open that can of worms?
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:04 PM, ma ni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Something is fishy. Just listen to the 911 recording from Sikes, > whose Toyota supposedly speeded up on its own before a cop got > there to get in front of the car and stop it. As Sikes tells the > operator that he is going eighty down the highway and speeding up > as he is trying to brake, she asks him if he's tried putting the > car in neutral. He doesn't seem to want to supply a straight > answer, or to try it. After she asks him again, he replies with > "I'm trying to control the car". Hmmm. How could he be too busy > to reach for the shifter (or the key)? And his panicky voice tone > sounds faked. > > Now I find this: > > What's Behind the Toyota Bashing? > http://www.larouchepub.com/pr/2010/100212behind_toyota_bashing.html > > Anyway Eric, the "Toyota fiasco" certainly doesn't say anything > against free markets. > > -------------------------- > > > --- In [email protected] <Libertarian%40yahoogroups.com>, Eric > Miller > <1ericmill...@...> wrote: > > > > What does this Toyota fiasco say about free markets? Doesn't > seem the > > company tried to do the right thing to protect its reputation > (and safety of > > customers) on its own. > > 1) Since the automotive industry is one of the most > heavily-regulated industries in the country, what makes you think > that it's part of a "free market"? > > 2) Because Toyota's competition (GM and Chrysler) have now merged > with the government, the federal "investigation" of Toyota is a > clear conflict of interest. > > 3) Even if Toyota did ignore these problems, they are certainly > being punished for it now. Plummeting stock prices, slumping > sales and damaged consumer confidence are the price that Toyota > is paying for its alleged negligence. > > ---Sasan > > ------------------------------------ > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! > Groups Links > > > -- Eric Miller http://www.ericmiller.me http://www.theantiquesshow.com Twitter: ericwmiller Phone: 814-414-0258 Fax: 412-872-9064 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
