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Leonor (Lenore) Delgado's avatar

Yes, curbing corporate power on all fronts needs to be a central message of the Biden campaign.

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Robert Burton's avatar

"... the company had “earned the right” to push price hikes."

This is what happens when the word, "right" becomes overused and misapplied. The is no such right. There is only the choice to raise or not raise.

We also have a choice: We have the choice to not buy their products. We have to show corporations we are not powerless and can walk away from discretionary purchases.

"...Republicans and their business backers are dead set against it — and are eager to blame continued high prices on Biden, not on corporations."

This is not a new tactic. It happens every election year when Democrats occupy the Executive branch. It has become predictable. And the news media is in cahoots with it, hence the lack of honest coverage.

We have much more power than we realize. But, if we don't vote, the GOP wins; their constituents vote. We have to making voting a priority in our lives in numbers that guarantee victory.

As far as power against corporate price gouging: walk away from discretionary purchases. And don't return. Make it a permanent choice and don't change until there is real evidence of long-term fair pricing that average people can afford. Corporations listen to reduced sales, and they won't change first. We must force the change.

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