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this is the same state that block Tesla direct sales because dealerships support t-ball leagues. and blocked low cost medical imaging because then the hospital
by stevehawk 4y ago
this is the same state that block Tesla direct sales because dealerships support t-ball leagues.
and blocked low cost medical imaging because then the hospitals would have to lower their prices and make less money. ( https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/n-c-bureaucracy-blocks-access-to-low-cost-health-care/article_a20021f2-a0b9-11e8-9158-ffe497f056e4.html https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/n-c-bureau... )
- toomuchtodo 4y agoAmerica is slowly devolving into the corrupt cronyism of developing countries due to vested interests.
- boringg 4y agoAmerica is a crony capitalist state at this point. We need to get the cronyism out so we can get capitalism working again.
- LambdaComplex 4y agoSome would say that crony capitalism is the inevitable end state of capitalism, and I'm not entirely inclined to disagree with them--if we do succeed in getting the cronyism out, how do we then stop it from returning?
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- Peku 4y agoI'd say to force anyone speaking in public to have a graph showing who gives them money and who they donate to. Similar to the Nascar idea, but with that we'd see larger podiums used to hide the more embarrassing fundings.
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- boringg 4y agoIt's a swinging pendulum for sure. Crony capitalism is at one end. Is it end state, that's another question. Can you swing it back the other way? Certainly but you need some kind of counter force.
- Retric 4y agoI think a lot of societal dysfunction eventually gets cleared up as they eventually lose a war. China’s history for example is arguably that cycle on repeat.
- boringg 4y agoYes - normally some kind of major shock to the system is responsible - war, revolution etc. A lot of the democratic institutions of the US were built after the war to prevent the prior issues. Sadly those memories are fading and the institutions are eroding as a result - leading back to the cycle you speak of.
- jsiaajdsdaa 4y agoStop the government from giving these cronies power, money, and a right to exist. "Why do my plants keep dying???" said man who waters his plants 24/7/365.
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- giraffe_lady 4y agoWhat would "again" look like? It's not clear to me that it has ever been otherwise, when adjusted for technology and social structures of the past.
- Group_B 4y agoIt's always been like that honestly
- ars 4y ago> and blocked low cost medical imaging That's not a very accurate description of the situation. > this is the same state Approximately 30 states have the same law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need singling out this one isn't fair, not is it a reasonable way to make your point. Putting out cherry picked info without context is the kind of thing we accuse media of doing to generate clicks - you don't need clicks.
- praestigiare 4y agoThe fact that similar legislation is widespread is not a defense. These laws create monopolies, with the "justification" that not doing so would cause too much competition and thus high prices...
- throwaway0a5e 4y ago>you don't need clicks. Online commenters will engage in just as many creative ways of lying with plausible deniability as shady media outlets if it makes the number in the top right get bigger.