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  • @agamemnonymous Yes I do, I'm just trying to get you to think about something.

    So, food, clothing, utilities, housing. Who makes money from these products and services?

  • @agamemnonymous I'm a bit curious on this point actually. Let's say that a pack of chicken nuggets from #TysonsFoods costs $18 when it should cost $15. Where do you think a parent of children is likely to spend those extra $3?

  • @nicholas @agamemnonymous The real reason we're seeing record profits is that big businesses are preparing cash stockpiles ahead of the inevitable economic collapse that financial experts and insiders are all expecting, but nobody wants to talk about that.

    My common response to the "corporate greed" accusation is asking if squirrels are greedy for hoarding acorns for the winter.

  • @zeppo I'd have to look more into what the impacts of such a policy would be but I certainly support cancelling those subsidies on principle.

  • @zeppo I completely agree with you here. We are not in a pure, Capitalist society. Right now, we are in what is known as a mixed market economy.

    However, I would posit that we are closer to the free market model than a planned economy, and the farther away we move from the free market model, the closer we get to a planned economy. It doesn't mean that we're there already, but, in general, moving away from the free market model sets off red flags for those worried ending up in a planned economy.

  • @barsquid Hey don't look at me, I hate #Qanon. I agree, they both are equal parts irrational and insane.

  • @aniki @wintermuteoregon "Only mean people have healthy margins in their business ventures" is the quintessential terminally online take

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  • @DarkDecay "Trust the polls, the wave is coming" is what they told Republicans in 2022. I ain't buyin' it.

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  • @DarkDecay @wintermuteoregon Y'all really thought those trumped up convictions would be the silver bullet huh? That if you got him convicted that all his support would go away?

    Lollllllll