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Regulate it. Asking Amazon to do something makes little sense. Create laws that force Amazon, and all the rest, to respect their users money. By default, corpo
by Frieren 2y ago
Regulate it.
Asking Amazon to do something makes little sense. Create laws that force Amazon, and all the rest, to respect their users money. By default, corporations will do what makes them money, not what is ethical or good for the economy.
- briandear 2y agoYou trust the government far too much. Regulated industries always end up costing the consumer more. See: medical care and education for examples.
- ivan_gammel 2y agoOne of the most American things you’ll ever hear. No, regulation doesn’t cost more. In Germany education is essentially free (yes, I know, we pay it from taxes — it costs German taxpayers less than it costs American students). Healthcare kind of the same: we pay for insurance and then only occasionally have co-payments for extras, but costs again are much lower than in USA.
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- kaycey2022 2y agoFunny how no one these days says, “in the uk healthcare is free”. I wonder how much longer till “x in Germany” falls in that bracket.
- Eisenstein 2y agoPeople were saying the same exact think about the Pure Food and Drug Act, and babies were actively dying by drinking milk with formaldehyde in it so that it lasted longer for sale.
- Xelbair 2y agowhat? Governments have a systematic pressure, at least in sane countries, to be at least partially responsible towards customers - their citizens and voters. Corporations do not. especially in businesses with high barriers to entry, and where they can vendor lock you.
- OtomotO 2y agoI trust the government in a democracy more than I trust a corporation, yes. Do I absolutely trust each government in every democracy to make the right decisions for any problem? Of course not! But I still trust them way more than corporations or the "invisible hand of the market"
- concerndc1tizen 2y agoBecause they're regulated in their favor, due to lobbying. The problem is the electorate, and the lack of actual regulation.
- rty32 2y agoNot going to happen in the US for the next few years, at least. Jeff Bezos killed the endorsement because he wanted Trump to win. Trump will return the favor.
- steveBK123 2y agoWe missed the boat on that in the US, better luck in 2028