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0 pointsalickz1y ago0 comments

> First kill the big corporations, then think about fair laws.

It's not possible to kill big corporations before fair laws, because as you said yourself "corporations are already above the law"

Unfair laws don't apply to big corporations, they only apply to the people opposed to big corporations

It's akin to hamstringing a horse and saying you'll fix it when they win

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mrguyorama1y ago

Anti-Trust laws are a little different though. It's specifically about bringing giant corps down a peg, and has been used multiple times against companies that otherwise skirt the law quite a bit.

Standard Oil, AT&T, the railroads, all thought they were above the law, for good reason, but they were all still broken.

Not going to happen for 4 years at least.

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mrguyorama1y ago

Anti-Trust laws are a little different though. It's specifically about bringing giant corps down a peg, and has been used multiple times against companies that otherwise skirt the law quite a bit.

Standard Oil, AT&T, the railroads, all thought they were above the law, for good reason, but they were all still broken.

Not going to happen for 4 years at least.

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