John Deere brags about sabotaging competitors & customers on hot mic - they’re PROUD of it!

  • TheCraiggers@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Is it? I don’t remember seeing a guy running for Congress that promised he’d prevent huge corporations from running rough shod over everything.

    People like saying stuff like “just vote better”, but the fact is the vast majority of people that run for any office are pro-big business because that’s their background and the lobbyists give them lots of money to get elected. Where’s the anti-big business guy going to get his money to run? And without money, you sure aren’t winning.

    Through lobbying, corporations have us all by the balls. It doesn’t matter what side of the isle you’re on; both sides have basically been endorsed by big money.

    • smellythief@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I don’t remember seeing a guy running for Congress that promised he’d prevent huge corporations from running rough shod over everything.

      What we need is ranked voting so someone like that might have a chance on the ballot.

      • dx1@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        We need to vote on bills directly, having representatives is stupid.

    • Alex@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Campaign finance reform is necessary to tackle big business interests out for regulatory capture. Shift some of that subsidy into funding campaigns so the little guy stands a chance against them and their billionaire club.