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I believe if EU's laws are widely publicized and proved to be useful in EU countries, then there can be enough political pressure in the US. A tangential, but
by RestlessMind 9y ago
I believe if EU's laws are widely publicized and proved to be useful in EU countries, then there can be enough political pressure in the US.
A tangential, but political relevant point: tech companies are in a particularly bad spot in the US because they are hated by both sides; republicans hate them because they are perceived as having liberal bias while democrats hate them because of tax avoidance, worsening inequality, job losses due to automation etc. So a political action against them would be easier to pull off compared to some other sectors like energy or finance.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> I believe if EU's laws are widely publicized and proved to be useful in EU countries, then there can be enough political pressure in the US. Worked for universal healthcare, right?
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- RestlessMind 9y agoIf universal healthcare had not worked in other countries, US wouldn't even have received Obamacare. The fact that other OECD countries have good healthcare systems means you have a significant chunk of population who clamors for a better system here and who stops politicians from gutting what we already have. I say wait for 10-15 more years and we will get universal healthcare in the US.
- bearcobra 9y agoI get the feeling that the perception of tech companies as being evil/hated is overblown. Link to a tweet with one survey that supports my claim. https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/942468649390100481 https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/942468649390100481
- addicted 9y agoI agree. I think the distaste is more concentrated among tech circles itself. Whether this is jealousy, or its because people in Tech understand better the power, control and knowledge these companies have than the regular joe is something that isn’t clear to me.