‘Stop the price-gouging’: Biden hits corporations over high consumer costs
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Big business and junk fees prove easy targets for the White House in the inflation blame game.
  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
    445·
    10 months ago

    Oh boy! The president telling his bosses to stop screwing over the common people! Surely this will not backfire in any way whatsoever! /s

    • GiddyGap@lemm.ee
      153·
      10 months ago

      If history is any indication, Republicans will definitely not take the side of corporations over consumers, right?

        • GiddyGap@lemm.ee
          42·
          10 months ago

          I think it’s pretty safe to say that the Republican Party is pro-corporation above all else.

          Democrats could probably do more for consumers, but I have way more faith that they will actually try to do more.

            • Captain Poofter@lemmy.worldEnglish
              31·
              10 months ago

              How many Republicans can you list that specifically don’t accept corporate donations? As far as I know, that’s only among democrats.

              • FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world
                22·
                10 months ago

                “my guy is doing good, it’s everyone else that’s bad”. This is the reason we have a shit congress.

          • kttnpunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            10 months ago

            I’m happy for you, but I don’t share that optimism. Biden is a self-proclaimed capitalist, he’s let ICE and the IDF keep doing their horrible crimes, certainly doesn’t give a fuck about COVID, and time has practically ran out in regards to the climate situation…

            • GiddyGap@lemm.ee
              2·
              10 months ago

              While I agree, I do think there’s a major difference between Biden and Trump and between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party when it comes to all those things.

              Yes, Biden and the Democratic Party could do better. Sure. But it’s still a thousand times better than anything Trump and the Republican Party want for this world. That’s how I see it anyway.

              • kttnpunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                10 months ago

                “Could do better” is useless when we need “exceptional” more than ever, IMHO. The goalposts have shifted so far right since 2016…

                • GiddyGap@lemm.ee
                  1·
                  10 months ago

                  Sure, but I’m going to support the party that wants to do the most. Voting Republican or not voting will just go the opposite direction. That doesn’t help anyone except those who want to take up back to the 1950s.

                  • kttnpunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    10 months ago

                    Well personally I’m voting third party on principle, not sure who yet but I’m real real tired of people caping for Biden when if he really cared enough to do anything I wouldn’t be terrified of another trump presidency. Ridiculous that that’s still a possibility, but inevitable when our alternative is another less overtly racist capitalist who’s arguably a lot more entrenched on the side of the establishment, undeniably senile and imo, far right for a democrat.

        • cameron_vale@lemm.ee
          1·
          10 months ago

          Which do you prefer?

          We’re all vampires here. You, me, them. Everybody.

          Or

          Those guys are vampires but we aren’t. Let’s hug.