Comment on If the obscenely wealthy benefit most from having Republicans in power; and collectively they have disproportionate control over the economy; wouldn't they use that power to sabotage Democrats?

• crashfrog@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They didn’t think they could get away with raising prices so far before. And they would pay us nothing if they could.

  What does “get away” with it mean? Why can’t they pay us nothing?

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Because we fought a war over it and made it illegal. And previously it was assumed price increases would drive customers away. But the monopoly power of corporations like Kroger’s had gone further than anyone thought.

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    • crashfrog@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sorry, what are you talking about? What “war”? What was made illegal?

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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Okay, on the chance you’re not American, the American Civil War, and slavery.

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