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Re:High beef prices and the destruction of independent cattl... by seventytwo on Monday January 03, 2022 @11:51PM (#29791486)
The voters have the power to curtail influence of big ag and other corporate oligarchies, but that requires not being afraid of voting for leftist ideas like class consciousness, unions, and stronger government regulation on big businesses.
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Re:High beef prices and the destruction of independent cattl... by artificialLimbs on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @10:09AM (#29795545)
Can you show me some examples of leftist ideas helping small businesses by regulating big businesses?
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Re:High beef prices and the destruction of independent cattl... by bigthymer on Friday January 07, 2022 @08:07AM (#29838642)
Antitrust?
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Re:High beef prices and the destruction of independent cattl... by mike00632 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @11:12AM (#29796395)
I think it's more complicated than a simple left/right dichotomy. Bernie Sanders' biggest accomplishments as a Senator were giving billions of dollars to big ag as corporate subsidies (often to the dairy industry which donated heavily to his campaign). Giving taxpayer money to big ag is similar to the military industrial complex in that both sides of the political spectrum further it.
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