dajo9 said:dajo9 said:calbear93 said:Medicare suppresses healthcare prices for all? Who knew.No wonder prices are so low for healthcare.dajo9 said:Health care for senior citizens, water, and electricity to name a few big ones.calbear93 said:bear2034 said:Kamala finally released an actual policy proposal, and the honeymoon came to an abrupt end.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 16, 2024
Exhibit A: CNN pic.twitter.com/wXB6OX8n8s
Where did Kamala come up with the idea proposing price control on food? Someone or some group is whispering this in her ear?
Would love to understand when more government regulation on price has improved quality and options.
Electricity and water price regulation are as a result of government mandated monopoly in a municipality because of the cost of the building the infrastructure. Are you suggesting we create and mandate food producer monopoly by the government like Russia in the 80s and Cuba?
You seem well informed.
I'm suggesting the capitalist tendency to consolidate has already created something approaching water and electricity market distortions and government action is appropriate.
You seem well informed
This is a great podcast on the consolidation of the food industry, which is far from competitive. Idiotic neoliberal establishment conservatives think this is all fine.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2024-03-27/odd-lots-how-big-ag-controls-what-americans-eat-podcast
So you go from incorrectly saying Robinson Patman Act has been ignored to now saying that the Hart Scott Rodino Act and Clayton Act on monopolistic acquisitions have been ignored? You throw these concepts around without understand what you are writing.
And then you throw in some tribalistic political nonsense hoping for fellow tribalist to give you some credence.