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minus-squarebobman ( bobman@unilem.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoWhy should they need subsidies? If they can’t afford to keep their places sanitary in line with what the law requires, they should go out of business. Not sure why we think taxpayers should pick up the slack of business owners.
minus-squarerothaine ( rothaine@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoWell taxpayers have been subsidizing Walmart for years, but sure, let’s kill more small businesses in the country. That’ll be great for the economy.
minus-squarebobman ( bobman@unilem.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoI believe once industries become so big and necessary for life, they should just be nationalized. That way we can get the same services but don’t have to funnel money to ‘owners’ profiting from doing nothing.
minus-squarerothaine ( rothaine@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoSounds reasonable. I’d also accept actually enforcing anti-trust laws and breaking up these big companies.
minus-squarebobman ( bobman@unilem.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoI mean, that just makes it so different rich people can start profiting at everyone else’s expense. Now businesses are trying to do the same thing in slightly different ways instead of one entity doing it the best way.
Why should they need subsidies?
If they can’t afford to keep their places sanitary in line with what the law requires, they should go out of business.
Not sure why we think taxpayers should pick up the slack of business owners.
Well taxpayers have been subsidizing Walmart for years, but sure, let’s kill more small businesses in the country. That’ll be great for the economy.
I believe once industries become so big and necessary for life, they should just be nationalized.
That way we can get the same services but don’t have to funnel money to ‘owners’ profiting from doing nothing.
Sounds reasonable.
I’d also accept actually enforcing anti-trust laws and breaking up these big companies.
I mean, that just makes it so different rich people can start profiting at everyone else’s expense.
Now businesses are trying to do the same thing in slightly different ways instead of one entity doing it the best way.