rbreich ,
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The Biden FTC is on a roll.

It banned noncompete clauses.

It blocked the Kroger/Albertsons merger that would send grocery bills skyrocketing.

Now it's taking action against Adobe for allegedly trapping users in pricey subscriptions.

This is government working for the people.

profdc9 ,
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@rbreich The calculating rich donors have to decide whether or not to accept reform, or court chaos by supporting a second Trump presidency. The rich require the rule of law to protect them; look at the oligarchs of Russia serve at Putin's whim.

davidhmccoy ,
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@rbreich @binaryphile

But Biden has done NOTHING for voting rights. Baffling.

GhostOnTheHalfShell , (edited )
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@rbreich

I want to add here, that proponents of "free markets" should be overjoyed by the Biden admin's actions as well, but they are trained by conservative economists to think the opposite.

The most ardent anti-capitalists (defined as market economy) are conservatives. It's the Left bringing markets back to life.

https://youtu.be/6_fZgytwmcM

richardrathe ,
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@rbreich

I've been impacted by 1 and 3. Currently using a 6+ year old laptop because I have a paid-for copy of that won't run on newer machines. No upgrade path other than "The " to rent the software. Dumped for several years back since I need it only occasionally.

georgepotter ,
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@rbreich All incredibly welcome, but let's not forget that the traditional big industry approach to this kind of action is just to spend money dragging out the legal battles until a. Republican president gets in and kills the action against the corporates.

Starting the ball rolling is welcome but it's going to be a decade before we'll know whether it's succeeded or not.

LightFIAR ,
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@rbreich If he is going to beat that corrupt POS criminal Drumpf--he needs to do MUCH more of this. And like the attached. That MUST include ENDING THE GENOCIDE, restoring COVID funding/research/mitigation, ending pipelines and drilling, ending the War on Drugs, ending medical debt--he needs to EO and PUSH for the kind of things Americans NEED to get them encouraged to get out and vote. As it is he is LOSING youth, BIPOC votes by the millions.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-immigration-policy

billyjoebowers ,
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@rbreich

I was told by some extra smart people that both sides were the same. Huh.

rzeta0 ,
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@rbreich

Sounds nice.

Shame about the genocide.

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