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> Of course Republican commissioners are going to vote "no" if the FTC is handing out popular rulings like candy just before the election. What? Why is that de
by llamaimperative 2y ago
> Of course Republican commissioners are going to vote "no" if the FTC is handing out popular rulings like candy just before the election.
What? Why is that defensible? Make life worse/keep life bad for Americans so we have a better chance in an election? Do you hear yourself?
- macinjosh 2y agoWhy is it defensible for an administration to wait until the last days of their term, right around election time, to do their job?
- llamaimperative 2y agoSee here for a rebuttal of the same argument on a different topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41626381 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41626381 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41626251 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41626251 Short answer is that you're just not paying attention.
- xrd 2y agoI think the main reason to vote for the current administration is because of the actions taken by the FTC in the last four years. It isn't just this last month. I would recommend reading the newsletter "Big" by Matt Stoller for context. Lina Khan seems widely hated across the aisle, so that's a good first step. The SEC has also taken unprecedented actions under Rohit Chopra.
- dghlsakjg 2y agoThe FTC under the current administration has been going gangbusters the entire term. On what basis do you make the accusation that the administration has been sandbagging their own policy changes?
- DrillShopper 2y agoDamn we better pull Amy Coney Barrett off the Supreme Court then