General Motors streetcar conspiracy (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 28 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

12 year investigation and trial.

Accused:

General Motors.

Firestone.

Standard Oil of California.

Phillips Petroleum.

Mack Trucks.

Verdict:
Guilty. GM was fined $5,000 (equivalent to $62,000 in 2025).

Yahuh. The US legal system.

[-] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 9 points 5 hours ago

The US has been a corpo shithole for far longer than people realize.

[-] skvlp@feddit.nl 5 points 5 hours ago

Yea, I bet that taught them a lesson. (Just not the intended one)

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