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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_Cakeshop_v._Colorado_Civil_Rights_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_Cakeshop_v._Colora... Thoughts
by footlose_3815 1y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_Cakeshop_v._Colorado_Civil_Rights_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_Cakeshop_v._Colora...
Thoughts? You must feel conflicted. Since Trump's actions are in violation of this logic.
- SilverElfin 1y agoWhy would I feel conflicted? One is about cakes from a small business with lots of alternatives for customers to choose from. The other is about large banks which are few in number, have privileged access, immense power, and provide a public utility.
- PenguinCoder 1y agoIn what world view does it make sense that banks provide a public utility? They're profit seeking, risk averse, Con men run businesses that work to extract as much "value" (money) as they can, from you, to give to others.
- evanjrowley 1y agoIn one brilliant sentence, you've described both Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) and Wells Fargo.
- user____name 1y agoBanks also create currency and manage all transactions in the economy. How is that not a public utility?
- amanaplanacanal 1y agoThere are over 4000 FDIC insured banks in the US, and another almost 3000 FDIC supervised banks, along with over 4000 credit unions. This is nowhere near a monopoly situation.