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minus-squaretakeda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·7 months agoIt will be harder to pass new laws in the current Congress, but he still has control over the executive branch. Hopefully some existing laws could be used.
minus-squaremosiacmango@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up57·edit-27 months agoHe appointed the most aggressive FTC head in decades who is using the antitrust law we have to currently go after Google and Amazon. She’s also fighting a merger between Kroger and Albertsons, which would drastically raise grocery prices. The FTC is also fighting the hedge fund buyout of preciously independent healthcare clinics, which has massively ramped up medical costs. Not to mention breaking the real estate agent fee monopoly. His executive branch has been busy as hell trying to help people.
minus-squareLocuralacura@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up32·7 months agoDon’t tell us facts. We’ve already decided to believe whatever the fuck we want regardless. /s
minus-squarewhofearsthenight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoBiden should be waving the magic wand! I am mad that he is not doing this!
It will be harder to pass new laws in the current Congress, but he still has control over the executive branch. Hopefully some existing laws could be used.
He appointed the most aggressive FTC head in decades who is using the antitrust law we have to currently go after Google and Amazon.
She’s also fighting a merger between Kroger and Albertsons, which would drastically raise grocery prices.
The FTC is also fighting the hedge fund buyout of preciously independent healthcare clinics, which has massively ramped up medical costs.
Not to mention breaking the real estate agent fee monopoly.
His executive branch has been busy as hell trying to help people.
Don’t tell us facts. We’ve already decided to believe whatever the fuck we want regardless. /s
Biden should be waving the magic wand! I am mad that he is not doing this!