The correct answer is <span>the government had no power to collect taxes
According to the articles of confederation, taxes were a state issue, not a federal one, and a federal government could not meddle in such affairs. This was resolved in the constitution when it was decided that all taxes and coinage and things affecting money would be dealt with by the legislative branch, that is, the congress.</span>
If you're asking about semi-recent happenings, I do believe that GMC has linked 600,000k+ fatal crashes to faulty cars.
In the past, Chevy had an engine mount issue that led to many crashes and fatal accidents, but kept quite for years before speaking up. (1969-ish)
The Maine is known for its catastrophic loss in the Port of Havana on the morning of February 15, 1898. It was sent to protect the interests of American citizens during the Cuban revolts against Spain. It exploded suddenly, without warning, losing the life in the explosion three quarters of its crew. The causes of the explosion were not clear in a commission of inquiry, but the American public, fueled by the incendiary proclamations of the US tabloid press made by William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, blamed Spain.
It has been 120 years since the sinking of the Maine and still many wonder what really happened. The hypotheses remain the same: a mine placed by Cuban patriots who wanted to provoke an American intervention; agents of the Spanish government who tried to teach a lesson to the newborn northern imperialism; an accident caused by the use of highly volatile bituminous coal in boilers too close to the ammunition store; and that the United States itself caused the explosion to have a pretext that would allow them to invade the island militarily.
Which of these hypotheses approaches the truth? Will we know someday? Probably not. Maybe it does not even matter. In the Cemetery of Arlington they rest, under the recovered main mast of the ship, the victims of that unfortunate event. In Havana, facing the sea that guards the burned remains of the Maine, a soulless monument awaits for its just and definitive consecration.
