• codydodd@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    It used to be a crime. Still is. But neoliberal governments the world over have largely stopped enforcing anti trust. Which is unfortunate, as Joseph Stiglitz proved, corporations naturally manipulate information asymettry to the detriment of the market. Corporatism naturally kills the market and we need regulation to keep the competitive market working.

    Those days are long gone meaning conservatives can no longer even pretend to be the ideological defenders of the market. They are blatant market manipulators.