NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoDoug Ford nixes idea of grocery surveillance pricing ban in Ontariowww.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square63linkfedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down13
arrow-up1181arrow-down1external-linkDoug Ford nixes idea of grocery surveillance pricing ban in Ontariowww.ctvnews.caNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 month agomessage-square63linkfedilink
minus-squareYardy Sardley@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down1·1 month 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-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up29·1 month agoIt may not be that he doesn’t understand. It may be that he’s not working for us.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoMost people believe the myth of free market competition. The PCs thrive on this lie, then let monopolies rule everything.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month 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.
It may not be that he doesn’t understand. It may be that he’s not working for us.
Most people believe the myth of free market competition. The PCs thrive on this lie, then let monopolies rule everything.
Ditto the liberals.
Someone should tell him the city-run stores would compete with the rest.