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[–] _lilith@lemmy.world 121 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So the attorney general can open an investigation on this asshat profiteering off of hand sanitizer but when it comes to companies price gouging in the wake of the pandemic we get this limp dick response? Sure I'm glad he said something but we need more

[–] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Apparently a state of emergency needs to have been declared for them to actually do anything about price gouging directly.

I read about it when Southwest airlines went completely down for a week last year over the holidays and I was stranded somewhere. Other airlines had astronomical prices and car rentals were over $500 for one day. It was disgusting. But apparently there was nothing to be done.

They need to change the rules surrounding it because they're not working. But any amount of government intervention in the economy gets conservatives screaming about "communism," or socialism, or whatever scapegoat they're using that day that they don't know the actual definition of. And yet, if there's no government intervention in the economy it's "Biden's not doing enough/Biden is personally raising gas prices every week" etc.

Of course there wasn't a single peep from them when Trump was fucking shit up, other than those "this is Biden's America" memes when Biden hadn't even taken office yet and the photos were a year old. Nothing will get done about it as long as conservatives have any say in congress. But they'll always be the one's complaining and pointing the finger at "the libruls" while profiting.

[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 101 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Corporations: "Make us."

Biden: "no"

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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 87 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] stress_headache@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

He'll make a tweet that starts with "Let me be clear...".

[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 87 points 11 months ago (28 children)

Make them, under force of real economic consequences, or this is just begging.

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[–] the_q@lemmy.world 61 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

Old man yells at cloud, functionally.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 57 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Neil@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 months ago

He probably went to go buy his own ice cream for the first time in 3 years and said "holy shit."

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 52 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Any legislation to go with that or are you just asking nicely?

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago

I'd be surprised if even saying this didn't have political ramifications. There's nothing, besides; military budget, tax breaks to millionaires, and their own pay raises, that would get through both houses of Congress right now.

Asking nicely is at least virtue signaling, maybe it'll be something we can address if a couple R's ever see the consequences of their illegal actions.

[–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 11 months ago

In presidential systems like the US has legislation originates from congress. The President only has veto power over legislation, and controls the enforcement of existing legislation. They can't force congress to create new legislation, though of course they can propose legislation (anyone can do that). This is very different from parliamentary systems where the Prime Minister is the head of the majority party of the parliament, and can thus directly propose legislation and get their party to support it.

[–] firewyre@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

Dude, they are gouging because they want you gone so they can have more tax breaks. Fuck then over already.

[–] snownyte@kbin.social 30 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Corporations after seeing how Black Friday netted over $9.8 billion: Uhhhh...no. According to these numbers, people LoVe the prices!

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

That was $10b in online sales, not total.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago

Windfall taxes

[–] quams69@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Actually do something about it you crypt keeper lookin ass fuck

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)
[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Oh cool. When is that passing the Senate?

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is cosponsoring the legislation in the Senate, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) will introduce companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)

It won't pass, but if Biden can put the blame of it failing on Republicans it could help win elections.

That's something realistic he could do. For an unrealistic but satisfying option, he could pick the worst offender and make that company an example. Send every OSHA, EPA, and IRS agent they can get to swarm the company and bury them in fines and legal actions.

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[–] korny@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Maybe add a pretty please in front of the request if he isn't going to take any forceful action.

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[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Pick the worst offender corporation, invite their whole executive board to DC, and when they arrive, guillotine them on the white house lawn.

...then repeat this request.

[–] rustyriffs@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Bad corpos!

*slaps them on the wrist

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[–] BarterClub@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Stop slapping and start jailing. No teeth will never stop this.

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[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Yeah! Say more words, Joe. That'll teach em.

[–] ExfilBravo@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

"If only my donors would pretty please stop that would be great. Consequences? We need to keep the elderly out of government, and ban lobbying. Until we do BOTH of those things, nothing will change and will only get worse. VOTE.

[–] LoamImprovement@ttrpg.network 10 points 11 months ago

Oh thank god, I was worried brows would continue to remain unfurrowed.

[–] dipshit@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

MALARKEY DETECTED

[–] MuuuaadDib@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

Kinda late as always, but I guess better than never.

[–] Okkai@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

Thanks Biden

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