NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 day agoDoug Ford nixes idea of grocery surveillance pricing ban in Ontariowww.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1160
arrow-up1160external-linkDoug Ford nixes idea of grocery surveillance pricing ban in Ontariowww.ctvnews.caNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 day agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squareYardy Sardley@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up44·1 day ago Ford said that would run contrary to a free market. “There’s no better way of letting people get lower costs on no matter if it’s cars or homes or groceries, than competition” Nothing like a good old price-fixing scheme between friendly oligarchs to really affirm the spirit of competition. I’ve met 7th graders with a better understanding of economics.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·18 hours agoMost people believe the myth of free market competition. The PCs thrive on this lie, then let monopolies rule everything.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 hours agoSomeone should tell him the city-run stores would compete with the rest.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 day agoIt may not be that he doesn’t understand. It may be that he’s not working for us.
Nothing like a good old price-fixing scheme between friendly oligarchs to really affirm the spirit of competition.
I’ve met 7th graders with a better understanding of economics.
Most people believe the myth of free market competition. The PCs thrive on this lie, then let monopolies rule everything.
Ditto the liberals.
Someone should tell him the city-run stores would compete with the rest.
It may not be that he doesn’t understand. It may be that he’s not working for us.