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I love this idea of taking "taxation without representation" and using it at a lens for companies which are often as powerful as governments in some ways. I'm n

I love this idea of taking "taxation without representation" and using it at a lens for companies which are often as powerful as governments in some ways. I'm not sure what a good solution would be, but something like the BBB with more power seems like it's be useful so people can report companies and have them fined proportionally to their income so it's an effective deterrent.

coldpie 3y ago
> I'm not sure what a good solution would be Anti-trust enforcement. Each and every big-name company you can name needs to be broken up into at least 30 different business entities. The current FTC is taking the first steps in the right direction, but it's going to take a lot of time & effort to build that department back up after 30+ years of them being inactive.
- rhyme-boss 3y ago
  - anti trust legislation - reversal of Citizens United - higher taxes on extremely rich businesses and individuals All these things would help, but they are also government actions, which have been captured by business interests.
  - red-iron-pine 3y ago
    so then un-capture it from business interests. there is a lot of history as to how this was done before.