@rubeee to No Stupid Questions • 10 months agoWith the ubiquity of inflation and shrinkflation, why aren't there more boycotts? When will people say enough is enough?message-square127arrow-up1266arrow-down114
arrow-up1252arrow-down1message-squareWith the ubiquity of inflation and shrinkflation, why aren't there more boycotts? When will people say enough is enough?@rubeee to No Stupid Questions • 10 months agomessage-square127
minus-squareDebatableRaccoonlinkfedilink14•10 months agoThat’s not even just a US perspective. That definitely applies to North America in general and Europe. There are supposedly anti-monopoly laws but huh, would you look at that… it’s almost like they’re ineffective.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetlinkEnglish11•edit-210 months agoWhile the corporations own the government, the government will never effectively police the corporations.
minus-squareDebatableRaccoonlinkfedilink1•10 months agoIt’s a bold statement to say the government polices anything other than the underprivileged.
That’s not even just a US perspective. That definitely applies to North America in general and Europe. There are supposedly anti-monopoly laws but huh, would you look at that… it’s almost like they’re ineffective.
While the corporations own the government, the government will never effectively police the corporations.
It’s a bold statement to say the government polices anything other than the underprivileged.