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Personally, I don't care when the government does something generally favorable. If you think this is just a vote grab, I would invite you to consider similar c
by dfxm12 2y ago
Personally, I don't care when the government does something generally favorable. If you think this is just a vote grab, I would invite you to consider similar consumer protection action by this administration, most recently around junk fees, whose timing was not really around a general election.
Of course, these really aren't big enough needle movers to be so cynical about & I trust this as another small and steady step in the same direction this administration was already going in. I mean, if this was something related to cancelling student debt or using the bully pulpit to pressure congress into rescheduling marijuana, I'd take your point. But when a certain political party is doing a few things here and a few things there that are good for consumers, that's actively earning votes as opposed to simply trying to not be the lesser of two evils.
- bredren 2y agoI’m aware of the junk fee work and that is a fair point. And I agree it was somewhat weak, particularly if held up to what some other countries do to protect their people from businesses. Biden’s last ditch attempt to hold on was discussing actual action on SCOTUS. That campaign death rattle alone seems to have been enough evidence to me that push come to shove these folks will force something that results in more support, especially if it means keeping their job.