Cory Doctorow on Nostr: The Robinson-Patman Act hasn't been enforced since the Reagan years, which is a ...
The Robinson-Patman Act hasn't been enforced since the Reagan years, which is a damned shame, because Robinson-Patman would put Walmart, Amazon, Dollartree and Dollar General out of business (Biden started to enforce Robinson-Patman again during his last year in office):
https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/14/the-price-is-wright/#enforcement-prioritiesI'm not trying to say that enforcing (or ignoring) the Comstock Act is the same as ignoring (or enforcing) the Robinson-Patman Act.
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