Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six
by wincy on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:23AM
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I disagree, and think it would be harmful. I think we’d be better off splitting up the US government into smaller pieces but everyone loses their mind when I suggest it.
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Like states or regions or cities? You are not the first to have this idea. It was a founding principle for the US
Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six
by throwayyy479087 on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:36AM
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Agreed, and local power tends to be much more responsive and accountable than the Feds. It's one of the best parts of the system (the Senate is the worst imo)
Because without also limiting the size and power of private entities you're just arguing for corporatism with extra steps.
If you force government to be smaller and less powerful than corporations then corporations become government.
The US government is already split. You want country ran by companies? As much as I do not like politicians I think companies running the country would do much worse.
The way to do that in a manner that doesn't simply empower multinational corporations, is to uncap the House of Representatives by repealing the Reapportionment Act of 1929.