Re:Sweden's cashless society is no longer a utopia
by stale2002 on Saturday November 10, 2018 @09:37PM
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The problem is when the payment companys are so big and so few, that 1 or 2 companies can basically shutdown an entire business themself (by removing their ability to be paid).
The solution is to use anti monopoly laws to break them up.
I don't think that companies should be forced to do something. What I instead want is for there to be enough competition in the market, such that no matter how terrible your views, there exists at least 1 one who will work with you.
And if there isn't enough competition in a market, then that's a problem.
It seems that the 'not breaking any laws' part should preclude actions by law enforcement/government, but why shouldn't private companies be allowed to act on political motives? I get that there's a potential slippery slope here, but it's not obvious to me that a better alternative is to force companies to e.g. facilitate the campaigning and fundraising of neo-nazis.