NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 8 days agoU.S. price-fixing case advances against Canadian frozen potato giantsglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down10
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkU.S. price-fixing case advances against Canadian frozen potato giantsglobalnews.caNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 8 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squarepotter2010@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·8 days agoWhaaaaat? It’s almost like for profit companies are going to game the system to make more money. Now, let’s teach them a lesson and fine them 10% of the extra profits they made from the illegal price fixing.
minus-squareBlibittyblah@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 days ago10%? You’re smoking crack. They won’t ever cut a check.
minus-squarececilkorik@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoNo, they’ll give out individualized giftcards so that you feel like you’re being cut a check which you can use to buy the same illegally price-fixed product at new, improved, even higher prices.
minus-squareBlibittyblah@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoOh, well that’s fine then. ;)
minus-squarepotter2010@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoNot just higher prices, but smaller amounts.
Whaaaaat? It’s almost like for profit companies are going to game the system to make more money.
Now, let’s teach them a lesson and fine them 10% of the extra profits they made from the illegal price fixing.
10%? You’re smoking crack. They won’t ever cut a check.
No, they’ll give out individualized giftcards so that you feel like you’re being cut a check which you can use to buy the same illegally price-fixed product at new, improved, even higher prices.
Oh, well that’s fine then. ;)
Not just higher prices, but smaller amounts.