"Basically, they studied the problem for 4 years . . . then just said 'F*ck it.'"
Jon Stewart put GM's utter cheapness and callousness in sharp relief
last night in a segment called "True Defective." The late night comedian
simply laid out the shocking facts and timeline of a company that found
out in 2001 that a tiny part in its cars, essentially a cheap spring in
the ignition switch, was too short and was causing the cars to suddenly
shut down, with deadly consequences.
And the company's response? A quick recall and fix? Stewart asked
hopefully. No, after four years of study, cost beneift analyses,
algorithms, etc, .. . . etc . . . , GM "came up with 'F*ck it!' he said
answering his own question. That was in 2005.
The cost to fix the problem, .57 cents!!! Which, even if you strapped
for cash, Stewart pointed out, is an amount the car maker might have
been found in change between the seats.
Instead, the car maker did nothing but warn customers not to carry
heavy keys. The result: 13 deaths, 32 crashes. Those are the ones GM
knows about in 2014, 13 years after they knew there was a defect.
Consumer advocates say there were likely more.
Watch Stewart cleverly explain the whole shocking and deplorable example of corporate malfeasance here:
http://www.alternet.org/video/watch-stewart-wails-gm-its-utter-disregard-human-life
Thursday, April 3, 2014
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