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At the same time, politicians like Elizabeth Warren are not exactly doing the right thing either. She recently tweeted: "I didn’t write the loopholes you expl
by TheMagicHorsey 6y ago
At the same time, politicians like Elizabeth Warren are not exactly doing the right thing either. She recently tweeted:
"I didn’t write the loopholes you exploit,
@amazon – your armies of lawyers and lobbyists did. But you bet I’ll fight to make you pay your fair share. And fight your union-busting. And fight to break up Big Tech so you’re not powerful enough to heckle senators with snotty tweets."
As much as monopolies bother me in the market ... I'm much more bothered by the monopoly of power represented by government. For a sitting senator to act like she can use the power of the government because someone was "snotty" to her is ridiculous.
The only control on senatorial power is elections ... and elections are driven by emotions and not long term views about what is good for the country. I'm afraid Warren and Sanders populism is now unopposed in the Democratic party ... just as Trumpist populism ruins the GOP.
I'm bearish on America now.
- sonotathrowaway 6y ago> I'm much more bothered by the monopoly of power represented by government. I don’t know what that means - are you proposing that governments not have sovereignty over the states in which they control? Or are you saying that we need to take her tweet in the most literal meaning possible and assume she is intending to use anti-trust as a means to punish Amazon for the sole reason of a middle manager sent a mean tweet?
- Aerroon 6y agoI think the meaning is that because government has a monopoly on force/power that they need to be far more careful about how they word things. It's the kind of outburst you expect to see from a movie villain: "Don't you plebs know who I am?!" But perhaps this shows that some politicians are far more willing to communicate with people more candidly.
- sonotathrowaway 6y agoI think it’s a very contrived and sad attempt to try to make a “both-sides” argument.
- paulryanrogers 6y agoHave no fear. Amazon's bankroll and headcount means their lobbyists have far more power than Warren to influence the course of events.
- why_Mr_Anderson 6y agoI never understood why lobbying, a.k.a. 'legalized bribing' is even allowed.
- Applejinx 6y agoProof needed. We have government for a reason, and it's to handle imposing accountability on forces just like this.
- drewrv 6y ago> I'm afraid Warren and Sanders populism is now unopposed in the Democratic party Both of these senators ran in the presidential primary and not only were they opposed, they were defeated.
- 908B64B197 6y ago> so you’re not powerful enough to heckle senators with snotty tweets. Too good for the first?
- esyir 6y agoFree speech has seen less value to those in control of the cultural zeitgeist. Unfortunately, the American populace seems to agree there.
- etripe 6y ago> For a sitting senator to act like she can use the power of the government because someone was "snotty" to her is ridiculous. You're cherry-picking her quote, because that isn't all she said. A more charitable reading of said cherry is "companies shouldn't feel they're above the law".