• HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Without the people buying things, those rich don’t exist. All regulations really do is line the pockets of the already existing companies and make it harder for the small guy working out of his garage.

    People have forgotten that the wallet is the most powerful way to vote. Don’t buy their product and they won’t make any money.

    • Soggy@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      All regulations really do is line the pockets of the already existing companies and make it harder for the small guy working out of his garage.

      And protect the environment from wanton pollution and destruction, and provide workers with guarantees against their employer, and keep needlessly dangerous products from hurting customers, and…

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      15 days ago

      And without those rich people making them, they have nothing to buy. They dont just magically appear for people to buy. That is a misconception (or misdirection, rather) with how consumer action works. You cant take action if the rich dont let you in those situations.

      The wallet is only as powerful as the people who run your economy, and generally less so.

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          15 days ago

          It doesn’t need to be, no, but it will be, because we’re too busy pretending we can do something about it without organized action that is aided by an actually effective government producing actually effective regulation.