NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 13 days agoDoug Ford nixes idea of grocery surveillance pricing ban in Ontariowww.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down11
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkDoug Ford nixes idea of grocery surveillance pricing ban in Ontariowww.ctvnews.caNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 13 days agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squareYardy Sardley@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·13 days 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-up5·13 days agoMost people believe the myth of free market competition. The PCs thrive on this lie, then let monopolies rule everything.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·13 days agoIt may not be that he doesn’t understand. It may be that he’s not working for us.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 days agoSomeone should tell him the city-run stores would compete with the rest.
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.
It may not be that he doesn’t understand. It may be that he’s not working for us.
Someone should tell him the city-run stores would compete with the rest.