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1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
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You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
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When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a grift is a good guy with principles.
So this time they're firing all the good guys with principles.
@cathyyoung63.bsky.social on Navalny's posthumous memoir:
This is not a hot take.
It's just plain common sense.