• Mobiuthuselah@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Best case scenario, what can we hope for?

    Forgive my cynicism, but even if they get caught for egregiousness, I can’t imagine they won’t just get a “cost of doing business” slap on the wrist. I can only hope I’m wrong.

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      3 months ago

      I agree the fines that are issued for these companies is way to low. But on the bright side the FTC is actually doing their job and if it is making C-suite executives even the slightest bit nervous I’m for it. Yep I know that is a low bar but it’s something

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        3 months ago

        It’s absolutely something and a direct result of Democrats being in power.

        Could you ever image a republican even asking about price fixing?? They’d probably be passing tax cuts for the offending corporations instead of fighting for the consumer.