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ImmoralityPet t1_j2tljxe wrote

Reply to comment by Risk_E_Biscuits in European economies have developed stronger anti-trust regulations, more competitive markets, and more robust consumer protection than the US in the last 20 years. The reason for this is the EU. EU member states are incentivized to empower a strongly independent pro-competition regulator. by smurfyjenkins

This is like saying that death by organ failure caused by cancer is not death by cancer. Regulatory capture is a feature of capitalism, not a bug.

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Risk_E_Biscuits t1_j2tvclc wrote

Nope, it's a feature of republican democracy. And it is not at all like saying anything about death by organ failure blah blah blah. Quit it with the fallacies.

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Zrakoplovvliegtuig t1_j2wce7f wrote

How is it not a feature of capitalism? Republican democracy itself is compromised by capital...

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