Politics economy - in 2017

Reports, News and statements on Politics economy - in 2017






Black Friday: US attack on Syria
Is it possible to make a professing climatic change denier reason? No, Donald Trump shows that irresponsible handling of facts is a standard for him.
The 5th term of George W. Bush
Sometime in 2009, I wondered where is the difference between Barack Obama and George W. Bush. On April 7, 2017: Where is the difference between George W. Bush and Donald Trump?
Donald Trump's speech to the United Nations
What does dictator rocket man worry about the total destruction of North Korea? Nothing, because if he were concerned about the population, he would have already resigned.
US military budget US$ 700 billion
What could begin with totally superfluous US$ 600 billion military expenditures reasonable? This shows what a crime against humanity this budget is.
STRATAGEM: a suppressive game
As unfortunately not to be expected otherwise, a game to completely ignore all of today's opportunities to advance a developing country. A training in wrong concepts.
Trust and government
A government system can only act efficiently and bring about great change if it enjoys the confidence of the population.
Angela Merkel and the car industry
Let's take a look at the performance of the governments under Angela Merkel in a less emotional area than refugee policy: the automotive industry.
1992: The Rügen Experiment
From 1992 to 1996, research minister Heinz Riesenhuber and environment minister Angela Merkel demonstrated the unsuitability of electric cars on the island of Rügen.
2007: The Merkel failure begins
The first appeal to Merkel to prevent the German car industry from resting on its laurels and falling behind was made on January 31, 2007.
2008: Merkel in the oil price crisis
The oil price crisis should have led to important industrial policy decisions in the German car industry. Instead, pathetic whining for lower oil prices
2009: China announces drastic licensing regulations
The Chinese counterpart to Economics Minister Sigmar Gabriel: "Have you seen a single petrol scooter? They don't exist any more, they can no longer be registered, only electric scooters".
2010: Electric car with a range of 300 km
The sensation at the Geneva Motor Show: the first family-friendly electric car with a range of 300 km. With the BYD e6, electromobility is breaking out of narrow niche markets.
2011: The fraud formula for plug-in hybrid consumption measurement
Germany has been unable to reduce the EU's CO2 emission targets for the car industry. But the cheating formula for the whitewashing of plug-in hybrids is working.
2012: Electric Bus Conference Munich
Grotesque differences in consumption between electric buses and hydrogen fuel cell buses. Nevertheless, a lot of research money continues to be sunk into hydrogen vehicles.
2013: Study on the market launch of electric cars
The German car industry has even managed to corrupt the state-affiliated Fraunhofer research institute. An unscientific study on the market for electric cars shows this.
2014: Tesla announces 50 GWh battery factory
The size of the planned factory shows the intention to sell not only in the luxury class. With the production capacity, a broad attack on the upper mid-range is possible.
2015: VW Dieselgate
Large-scale fraud as industrial policy and the consequences if it is discovered. German politicians have systematically created an environment in which Volkswagen thought it could get away with it.
2016: China shock 8% quota rule for electric cars
Years of deep sleep in the German car industry, a few rolling declarations of abandonment to claim that they were building electric cars. But then the wake-up call from China.
2017: Merkel sees black for the German car industry
At a meeting with her colleagues from the EU according to information from SPIEGEL, the Chancellor touched on a sensitive topic: the foreseeable decline of a German flagship industry.
2017: EU wants fuel consumption measurement in cars from 2020
For the insider, it is a defense against large-scale fraud; for the uninformed citizen, it is the total surveillance state. Background information on the planned consumption measurement.
2018: Diesel driving ban
Germany does not have a government, but a reaction. Instead of active shaping, there is only reaction to disasters of all kinds.


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