• WeeSheep@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Use the anti monopoly laws we have in place to prevent price gouging from lack of competition

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        1 year ago

        Sorry to be pedantic on the internet (lol) but it might be more accurate to say inflation has slowed.

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          1 year ago

          Burn the pedant!

          I still think decreased is accurate though, the rate of inflation is significantly smaller today vs then, so the rate has decreased

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            1 year ago

            Yeah if it was deflation that would’ve been a huge deal because our economy is built on an inflationary assumption and deflation would crash it

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      1 year ago

      How would you like the President of the United States to do that? Do you think the President is a dictator that can just unilaterally pass sweeping legislation? How do you think the public would react if the President had the power to directly determine the prices of goods? How do you think that would go in general?

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        1 year ago

        The fact this is even in the negatives a tiny bit really demonstrates the typical political intelligence of your average voter.

        You’re of course completely correct, and Biden has indeed done everything he LEGALLY can do, which is probably why we’re suffering far less than a lot of the rest of the developed world economically speaking.

        People just like to shout at the wind, it seems.