Elizabeth Warren Calls for Breakup of Amazon, Google, Facebook Democratic presidential hopeful puts

Discussion in 'Elections & Campaigns' started by Bluesguy, Mar 8, 2019.

  1. danielpalos

    danielpalos Banned

    Joined:
    Dec 24, 2009
    Messages:
    43,110
    Likes Received:
    459
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Gender:
    Male
    Would the Poor really care how our good capitalists, capitalize on their capital; merely through equal protection of the law for unemployment compensation purposes.

    Our welfare clause is General and we have a Commerce Clause, expressed.
     
    Last edited: Apr 9, 2019
  2. scarlet witch

    scarlet witch Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2016
    Messages:
    11,951
    Likes Received:
    7,714
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Female
    mmm... sounds like something out of the Murdoch playbook, he's been wanting to break up Google for eons, or at least ever since he lost control of the narrative
     
    Last edited: Apr 10, 2019
  3. markjs

    markjs Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 9, 2019
    Messages:
    1,140
    Likes Received:
    532
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    I know huh? Shocking that she has the ethics and guts to fight her own party's corrupt corporate donor class. It's almost like a TRULY Patriotic American FIGHTING for regular Americans passionately.

    God what an EVIL idiot! Plus she would like to help get money out of politics. Make politicians have to work for their constituents instead of big dollar corporations and special interests. Open up real innovation and competition and fight the money machine in Washington.

    Wow, EVERYONE with any sense should HATE that. EVERYONE know corporations are the most BENEAVOLENT people and since there are made of people, they are like SUPERHEROES and we should give them ALL power in politics and UNLIMITED monopoly protection. Gee maybe we can subsidize facebook? Take away Medicare and Social Security, and give it to Facebook, Twitter and Amazon (as long as Bezo steps down, releases all interest in the company and apologizes to and swears fealty to The Trump/Kuschner family at the 2024 or 2028 "election") and cedes 50% of his fortune to Trump for marketing research for a greater 'murica?

    Consumer protection is EVIL!

    Corporations are SUPER people YUUUGELY the FINEST People, superior to individual people and their rights are absolutely SACROSANCT!!!!!

    In fact, I got an idea, how about we just let corporations outright brand the candidates and sponsor the "debates"?

    Like you could have "Give it up for yourour next president, Exxon Oil's and Koch Industries LINDSEY GRAHAM! ROCK DA HOUSE!" Brought to you by the Shell Oil/Blackwater Security/Ford Motor Company GOP DEBATE/MONSTER MONSTER MONSTER TRUCK DIXIE JAMBOREE!:roll:
     
    Sallyally likes this.
  4. jay runner

    jay runner Banned

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2017
    Messages:
    16,319
    Likes Received:
    10,027
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Conformism, too. Some of those devices are off, but they must have the look.
     
    APACHERAT likes this.
  5. jay runner

    jay runner Banned

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2017
    Messages:
    16,319
    Likes Received:
    10,027
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    University professors say there is a natural rate of unemployment, but not everyone believes them.
     
  6. Natty Bumpo

    Natty Bumpo Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2012
    Messages:
    41,501
    Likes Received:
    14,909
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Warren is a Johnny-Come-Lately as consumer advocate speaking truth to power.

    As an academician, her politics has been data-driven.

    She has looked at corporate privilege from both sides now.

     
    Last edited: Apr 12, 2019
  7. One Mind

    One Mind Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2014
    Messages:
    20,296
    Likes Received:
    7,744
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Breaking up monopolies, that have a tendency to keep other businesses out of their line of business is not a bad idea. For over time, these monopolies, due to their wealth, which is lobby power, pay to have our legislators give them laws and policies that helps them to keep out competition. IMO, that is not a good thing, due to the concentration involved into a few entities.

    Just look at what has happened to our MSM. The legacy media is owned by a few giant corporations, where once we local owners of newspapers, radio and tv stations, and many many owners instead of only a hand full of giant corporations owning them. Look at how banking, and the change in regulations has created these institutions that are too big to fail, and their bankers, too big to jail. Banks too used have many owners, but now they are concentrating into a few owners. This is not good for capitalism nor is it good for our people. This has led to a financialization of our economy, and allowed big banks to become even more powerful in affecting law and policy than big corporations have. Concentrating power, that then uses that power in their own self interests, which many times is against the interest of a people is not what intelligence does.
     
    Natty Bumpo likes this.
  8. FivepointFive

    FivepointFive Banned

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2017
    Messages:
    2,754
    Likes Received:
    684
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    I guess Elizabeth Warren affects policy

     
    Last edited: Apr 12, 2019
  9. FivepointFive

    FivepointFive Banned

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2017
    Messages:
    2,754
    Likes Received:
    684
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Tonight I'm going to party like it's 2020
    .
     
    Last edited: Apr 12, 2019
  10. wgabrie

    wgabrie Well-Known Member Donor

    Joined:
    May 31, 2011
    Messages:
    13,891
    Likes Received:
    3,080
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    I don't agree with breaking up the major technology companies. They have branched out into new services than their original business started as, but they are using their expertise and profit to provide better services and new directions that are very expensive and no small business could do them.

    I no longer think Elizabeth Warren to be a suitable candidate for President.
     
  11. jack4freedom

    jack4freedom Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Oct 9, 2010
    Messages:
    19,874
    Likes Received:
    8,447
    Trophy Points:
    113
    That’s rich. A guy who supports a TV blow hard with a shady, double dealing past who ran a carnival act for his campaign is suggesting that his opponents are driven by emotion and distracted by shiny objects....From my objective perspective, I see Trump as the epitome of the conman dangling shiny objects before his subjects. Come on man!!
     

Share This Page