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They provided political cover and bogus argument that industry could regulate itself instead of proper government regulations being put in.
by stackskipton 2y ago
They provided political cover and bogus argument that industry could regulate itself instead of proper government regulations being put in.
- coliveira 2y agoYes, and now with a Trump presidency they don't need to pretend they care anymore...
- GenerocUsername 2y agoHonestly I'd rather the facade fall so that real action can he taken. I'll take 4 years of unabashed abuse if it ends 30 years of faking solutions
- notatoad 2y agoThey probably do still need to pretend they care, customer opinion isn't irrelevant. but they certainly don't need to convince the US government that they care anymore.
- KerrAvon 2y agoThey can’t make decisions on that basis, because they’re only good for the next two years; Republicans are very likely to lose the House in 2026. Assuming anything resembling the current structure of the world holds together at all.
- cyanydeez 2y agoNone of tgese businesses care beyond 6 months
- gosub100 2y agoSo you're saying they lied under the democratic administration and it was tolerated/not detected?
- Gud 2y ago*nominally democratic. The US government was bought a long long time ago.
- cyanydeez 2y agoCaring has no more capitL interests. Also, capitalism is sociopathic at the first order so all we are talking about is trimming the sails to keep speed vs trying to get to a destination. Capital doesnt care what the destination is, it just wants to be first. Line goed up Using the word "pretend" mischaracterizes the so iopaths.
- multimoon 2y agoLinking this to any former current or upcoming administration is just silly political bias and grandstanding. By your own admission it was already wholly ineffective.