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We need antitrust enforcement on a massive scale across all industrial sectors; many many breakups need to happen. Luckily Lina Khan et al. seem to be up to the
by avidphantasm 4y ago
We need antitrust enforcement on a massive scale across all industrial sectors; many many breakups need to happen. Luckily Lina Khan et al. seem to be up to the challenge. This should be a major issue in the 2024 election.
- nradov 4y agoAfter the end of the Cold War, the Defense Department cut back spending and specifically encouraged defense contractors to merge with each other in order to survive. It would be rather ironic for the government to now complain about the results of their own policy.
- yunohn 4y ago> We need antitrust enforcement on a massive scale across all industrial sectors The problem is that capitalism directly leads to centralisation for efficiency. Honestly not sure how that is solvable without massive changes to society.
- avidphantasm 4y agoNo Capitalism doesn’t centralize for efficiency. Sometimes it centralizes and efficiency is a side effect. But what Capitalism is actually doing is concentrating wealth into fewer hands.