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Let's not look at politicians and senators insider trading. Let's not look at simplifying the tax code to make it easier/cheaper/free for normal people to file
by scohesc 4y ago
Let's not look at politicians and senators insider trading.
Let's not look at simplifying the tax code to make it easier/cheaper/free for normal people to file taxes and harder for the rich and powerful to hide their wealth.
Let's not look at the earth's climate changing and how we're going to need to adapt to that in the coming decades.
Yes - let's look at how (honestly quite delicious and addictive) sugar water and their shills are using preferential pricing from a century's old law.
Keep being distracted with petty squabbles, and we won't see the wool being pulled over our eyes for the things that _really_ matter.
- bsder 4y agoAny and all anti-trust actions are good things. Many of the problems we are currently experiencing are due to the fact that there is no real competition between companies. It looks like there is, but when you trace the supply chain backwards you eventually converge to a single supplier. Consequently, it doesn't matter how you spend your money because it always lands in the same company. Sure, expensive fizzy water seems like a First World Problem(tm). However, PepsiCo and Coke are huge conglomerates and any action against them is welcome.
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- freejazz 4y ago"Keep being distracted with petty squabbles, and we won't see the wool being pulled over our eyes for the things that _really_ matter." Not with your contributions. Thank you for your service.
- xen2xen1 4y agoI would agree, but there are lots and lots of rackets going on right now, so I'm not going to complain. I might complain that they are not ALSO going after others, but not for this? Have you heard about why all the McDonald's ice cream machines are messed up all theantic time? 100% anticompetitive monopoly bullcrap. It's just ice cream, but it's still bad for consumers, and stupid.
- eurticket 4y agoWhat are some of the systems or industries have rackets going on within them? Those seem ripe for change.
- tehwebguy 4y agoWell this is action from the FTC which probably can't do any of those other items
- metadat 4y agoAgreed, the rampant abuse of privileged information for financial gain by US government officials is infinitely more troubling than expensive high-fructoss corn syrup product prices. Funny how the regulatory agencies don't go after their "friends". How can this possibly be solved? :\
- sieabahlpark 4y ago[dead]