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A comment on Trump Will End California’s Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emissions Rules. Parent comment

Re:Trump Will End California’s Authority to Set Stricter Aut... by stale2002 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @04:12PM (#20999553)
It would harm consumer choice to buy a cheaper car that has lower emissions standards.
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Re:Trump Will End California’s Authority to Set Stricter Aut... by colejohnson66 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @04:17PM (#20999604)
It’s the market solving the problem without government intervention. Isn’t that the whole premise of the Republican Party? “Let the free market solve itself”?
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Re:Trump Will End California’s Authority to Set Stricter Aut... by stale2002 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @04:24PM (#20999670)
> “Let the free market solve itself”?

This specific situation violates anti trust law.

It is illegal for a bunch of companies to come together and say "we all agree to not sell below this price", or "we all agree to not sell this cheap thing".

Anti trust law is something that both parties support. It is not controversial to say that price fixing should be illegal. And this applies to both Republicans and democrats.

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