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Why should the government have anything to say about price negotiations between producers and retailers of frozen pizzas? Robinson-Patman is terrible law that’
by twoodfin 4mo ago
Why should the government have anything to say about price negotiations between producers and retailers of frozen pizzas?
Robinson-Patman is terrible law that’s more or less impossible to enforce equitably. So it hasn’t been.
- me-vs-cat 4mo agoLax RPA enforcement may have significantly contributed to food deserts. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/food-deserts-robinson-patman/680765/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/food-deser... I hope government representatives have things to say about that.
- twoodfin 4mo agoThat’s not really responsive to my concerns about Robinson-Patman. A world where it’s enforced uniformly and strictly might have some local benefits, but getting the government involved in regulating every wholesale transaction for “fairness” is a recipe for stagnation, corruption, or more likely both.
- me-vs-cat 4mo agoIt is responsive to your question on why the government should have something to say about price negotiations between producers and retailers of frozen pizzas.
- twoodfin 4mo agoGovernment overreach X is good because in a sea of bad consequences, a few good things happen, too? It’s much better for governments to be principled, and only interfere with mutually voluntary engagements by citizens when there’s an urgent harm to remedy.
- me-vs-cat 4mo agoDespite your assumptions, you should realize all I said was that government representatives should care about the topic and have something to say.