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Antifar
07/09/21 9:14:28 PM
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unnamedsoldier
07/09/21 9:15:22 PM
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Get the government out of it then
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Smackems
07/09/21 9:15:44 PM
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Capitalism without regulation is exploitation anyway

Right? I don't half know what I'm talking about

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Wii_Shaker
07/09/21 9:15:49 PM
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He's not wrong.

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wackyteen
07/09/21 9:16:26 PM
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unnamedsoldier posted...
Get the government out of it then
*flashbacks to late 1800s US capitalism*


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What_
07/09/21 9:17:23 PM
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unnamedsoldier posted...
Get the government out of it then
What a stupid fucking comment
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unnamedsoldier
07/09/21 9:19:38 PM
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What_ posted...

What a stupid fucking comment

Uh why?
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What_
07/09/21 9:20:13 PM
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unnamedsoldier posted...
Uh why?
Its not my responsibility to fix your ignorance
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DarkRoast
07/09/21 9:20:42 PM
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The president, on a violent insurrection he didn't instigate



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CADE FOSTER
07/09/21 9:20:42 PM
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when he is right he is right
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Doom_Art
07/09/21 9:22:31 PM
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Biden woke up feeling based today

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1337toothbrush
07/09/21 9:22:51 PM
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muchdran
07/09/21 9:24:42 PM
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So glad hes the president. He has no idea where's he's at, just printing money, probably go to war soon. But hey its not like he says racist stuff...we are fucked.
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wackyteen
07/09/21 9:24:45 PM
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unnamedsoldier posted...
Uh why?

Because if there aren't regulations in place by a (powerful) government then industry leaders will engage in non-compete agreements with each other that lead to industry stagnation and exploitation of the populace, all in the name of high score chasing in the form of the country's currency.

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Squall28
07/09/21 9:24:54 PM
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that's why we have antitrust and monopoly laws

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ElatedVenusaur
07/09/21 9:24:54 PM
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Great! Maybe we should do a lot of something about it!
No? Just crumbs? Yes sir, thank you sir.

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Doom_Art
07/09/21 9:25:37 PM
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ElatedVenusaur posted...
Maybe we should do a lot of something about it!
what would that be

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Antifar
07/09/21 9:25:43 PM
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muchdran posted...
So glad hes the president. He has no idea where's he's at, just printing money, probably go to war soon. But hey its not like he says racist stuff...we are fucked.
What point do you think you're making here?

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NinjaWarrior455
07/09/21 9:25:53 PM
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DarkRoast
07/09/21 9:25:59 PM
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Will be wild!

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Payzmaykr
07/09/21 9:26:57 PM
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True, but whats he gonna do about it? We havent gotten anything but lip service so far. The elites stranglehold on the us economy probably isnt going anywhere and we will continue to work harder for less pay and be forced to pay exponentially more money.
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What_
07/09/21 9:27:29 PM
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Antifar posted...
What point do you think you're making here?
That he doesnt know what the fuck hes talking about as always just sits there and cries like a spoiled baby
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Smackems
07/09/21 9:27:32 PM
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I say he should stfu and get on that stimmy

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Antifar
07/09/21 9:28:55 PM
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Payzmaykr posted...
True, but whats he gonna do about it? We havent gotten anything but lip service so far.
To be fair, and God knows I'd rather not,
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/09/fact-sheet-executive-order-on-promoting-competition-in-the-american-economy/

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lightwarrior78
07/09/21 9:33:05 PM
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unnamedsoldier posted...
Get the government out of it then
"We need competition for capitalism to work, but don't take away the costly regulations that keep the little guy from starting a business. Also don't take away laws that hurt small business or keep their costs high, don't encourage or mandate stopping local, and don't encourage entrepreneurship in the young.

Hey, why is Amazon the only way to buy things anymore? God look at how they exploit us by being the only game in town"

There has to be middle ground between open labor exploitation and a laundry list of barriers to entry.

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David1988
07/09/21 9:33:35 PM
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Its interesting that without government regulation there would obviously be collusion between the top players to prevent competition, but its also true various government regulation policies have also directly benefited monopoly-esque companies from facing stiffer competition. Though thats not surprising given thats literally what lobbyists are hired to do, to get policies in place and get the government to regulate the market in a way that directly benefits them. Sort of a double edged sword here.

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CADE FOSTER
07/09/21 10:18:08 PM
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ElatedVenusaur posted...
Great! Maybe we should do a lot of something about it!
No? Just crumbs? Yes sir, thank you sir.
well maybe if repuiblicans didnt exist sadly the exist and obstruct and fillibuster
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muchdran
07/09/21 11:39:07 PM
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What_ posted...
That he doesnt know what the fuck hes talking about as always just sits there and cries like a spoiled baby
Yep and watch him give a speech, if you think he's in charge we're fucked.
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What_
07/09/21 11:40:30 PM
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muchdran posted...
Yep and watch him give a speech, if you think he's in charge we're fucked.
do you think I was talking about him?
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Shablagoo
07/09/21 11:46:37 PM
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Oh cool I didnt know Rob DenBleyker was based:

https://twitter.com/RobDenBleyker/status/1413697921695076352

I used to watch his animations when I was younger. Joe Zombie for example is very nostalgic for me.

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Questionmarktarius
07/10/21 12:04:43 AM
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unnamedsoldier posted...
Get the government out of it then
It's actually the other way around. Regulatory capture is a vastly more menacing enemy of capitalism than any trust-busting Teddy Roosevelt ever did.
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Correct_Facts
07/10/21 12:08:28 AM
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Classic Bobblehead Joe.
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Cheater87
07/10/21 12:09:53 AM
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Capitalism is all about exploiting, be it workers or resources.

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KILBOTz
07/10/21 12:10:58 AM
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exploitation + profit = capitalism
exploitation + killing your own people = communism

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Correct_Facts
07/10/21 12:11:22 AM
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Everybody in this topic who would rather have the government spoon feed them instead of actually making something out of themselves have never actually made a buck beyond what their paycheck gives them.
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hockeybub89
07/10/21 12:13:17 AM
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Correct_Facts posted...
Everybody in this topic who would rather have the government spoon feed them instead of actually making something out of themselves have never actually made a buck beyond what their paycheck gives them.
Oh well I guess fuck the majority of the country then. They can become millionaires if they don't want to be exploited.

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Correct_Facts
07/10/21 12:14:41 AM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Oh well I guess fuck the majority of the country then. They can become millionaires if they don't want to be exploited.
Stop being the status quo and actually go out there and accomplish something.
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Correct_Facts
07/10/21 12:18:15 AM
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This entire millennial generation is just fucking ridiculous. "Well shit, why didn't I think of railroads?"

Go out and come up with a good invention or decision and stop blaming the people who already have.
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muchdran
07/10/21 12:19:23 AM
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What_ posted...
do you think I was talking about him?
I hope so, bidens a career politician. Never had a job, been fucking all of us before you were born.
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hockeybub89
07/10/21 12:21:50 AM
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Correct_Facts posted...
Stop being the status quo and actually go out there and accomplish something.
Uh, there will be a status quo and there will always be people stuck on the bottom, even in a perfect world people want where everyone works X hard to make something out of themselves. But fuck those people I guess.

How would a society of nothing but successful elites even function?


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hockeybub89
07/10/21 12:24:33 AM
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Correct_Facts posted...
This entire millennial generation is just fucking ridiculous. "Well shit, why didn't I think of railroads?"

Go out and come up with a good invention or decision and stop blaming the people who already have.
So what have you invented? How have you contributed to the world and separated yourself from the worthless masses?

Or are you just as useless as everyone else, but feel righteous becuase you suck off your superiors rather than complain about them?

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Correct_Facts
07/10/21 12:30:31 AM
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hockeybub89 posted...
So what have you invented? How have you contributed to the world and separated yourself from the worthless masses?

Or are you just as useless as everyone else, but feel righteous becuase you suck off your superiors rather than complain about them?
I own a carpentry outfit with 12 employees. Not a great claim to fame but I don't get mad that people have already done better than I have. I'm always actively trying to grow my business into something more so I and my workers have something better, rather than skulking because I have a dead end job.
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sabrestorm
07/10/21 12:31:30 AM
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Government regulations are a good thing I think
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Error1355
07/10/21 12:33:46 AM
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As someone who works for an ISP, the areas where we compete with other ISPs are the best served areas we have. We raised speeds and lowered prices to compete.

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Questionmarktarius
07/10/21 12:34:59 AM
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Error1355 posted...
As someone who works for an ISP, the areas where we compete with other ISPs are the best served areas we have.
Municipal Franchise was a mistake.
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FL81
07/10/21 12:36:30 AM
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unnamedsoldier posted...
Get the government out of it then
This.

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hockeybub89
07/10/21 12:38:52 AM
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Correct_Facts posted...
I own a carpentry outfit with 12 employees. Not a great claim to fame but I don't get mad that people have already done better than I have. I'm always actively trying to grow my business into something more so I and my workers have something better, rather than skulking because I have a dead end job.
And you believe ending regulations and leaving you completely unprotected from someone richer harming your small business will help that?

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Questionmarktarius
07/10/21 12:41:04 AM
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hockeybub89 posted...
And you believe ending regulations and leaving you completely unprotected from someone richer harming your small business will help that?
The big boys made those regulations, to keep the little guys out of the wider market.
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