solsangraal@lemmy.zip to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoHarris to propose federal ban on 'corporate price-gouging' in food and grocerieswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down11
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkHarris to propose federal ban on 'corporate price-gouging' in food and grocerieswww.cnbc.comsolsangraal@lemmy.zip to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThe article is light on specifics. Though it hardly matters. It will be blocked in the senate regardless of which party holds a majority, and centrists will treat the problem as permanently solved because there’s a proposal.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 month agoEven if it passed Congress it wouldn’t matter, the Supreme Court would strike this down. Does it make sense? Fuck no! But if money is speech, price controls are a violation of free speech! 🤮
The article is light on specifics.
Though it hardly matters. It will be blocked in the senate regardless of which party holds a majority, and centrists will treat the problem as permanently solved because there’s a proposal.
Even if it passed Congress it wouldn’t matter, the Supreme Court would strike this down.
Does it make sense? Fuck no! But if money is speech, price controls are a violation of free speech! 🤮