What does this have to do with national origin or politics?

Haha, oh c'mon Chip, *elbow nudge* your "not particularly an Audi fan" but you constantly talk about 90s Audis with your brother and dad? Who are you kidding! We might not have the same taste in cars but I bet you're a riot after a scotch on the rocks or two at the country club. Cigars are on me!

It's ok my man. If you have a thing for 90s styling then that's your thing and it's going to seem timeless to you. I like 80's cars for instance, so I can understand your fondness for the 90s. It usually has to do with the time frame that corresponds with your formative years. Me? Gen Xer, You? Millenial? Amirite? All…

By global market I'm assuming you mean their domestic market. Having lived in Japan I can tell you that a comically overwhelming majority of the cars are Japanese. Living in Europe, in Italy most of the cars are Italian. In Germany, most of the cars are German. Very xenophobic markets, if not by choice, by design…

Well, to be fair, if it wasn't for North America, BMW would be the Lada of Germany. Regarding availability, there's really no point in trying to penetrate xenophobic and insular markets.

You raise a good point, the average M4 buyer is purchasing a badge and a certain level of cachet in their peer group. Actually if I'm not mistaken, most of these BMWs are leased anyway which would reinforce the point you made.

How do you feel about the fake vents on the rear of current Mercedes'?

Lets be honest here, you like the M3 because it is European. Since the performance numbers can't be argued with (when they come out) you've concocted another reason why it is supposedly "better".

Very xenophobic markets. There's nothing wrong with that, it just has to be accepted as a reality in business.

Whoa, I didn't realize you were such a big Audi fan. I can certainly understand how some people develop emotional attachments to particular styles. Didn't mean to insult your tastes.

No need to get all defensive. For some people car brands are like sports teams. Win or lose, you really really like European cars. We get it.

The 90's called. They want their styling back.

Is BMW even relevant in 2014? Last I heard they were building bloated cars for people that wear loafers without socks.

We get it, you like European cars. No need for you to try and disguise it with a bunch of meaningless words.

It's $500,000. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-0… My mistake. Still a large sum of money and completely unsustainable for a large outbreak. Even if we could bring it under control, it would decimate our economy.
Yes there is a price on saving lives because money is simply a liquid form of the labor of other…

Yes, our excellent care costs 1 million + dollars per patient. It also has infected 2 nurses. I ask you again, what is this going to look like when it hits your local E.R. or Urgent care center?

and what is this going to look like when it hits E.R.s and urgent care centers that don't know what they are dealing with?

Because humans and other animals come into contact with those animals. Without prompt and aggressive containment, this will be a reality. The virus itself doesn't need to fly over the sky because its hosts do.
It also has been demonstrated to transmit *without direct contact* in animal populations. But don't take my…

And your point is? Thomas Duncan was sent home, actively ill. Why? Because Ebola symptoms are easily mistaken for a myriad of other illnesses. What happens when that guy decides to show up for work even though he feels lousy? What happens if that's the guy flipping burgers? What happens if that's the guy serving your…

The people that have survived Ebola in the US have received some of the most aggressive and comprehensive treatment available in the world. It is estimated that the treatment Thomas Duncan received alone cost on the order of 1 million dollars. In the process of receiving that treatment he infected two healthcare…