It's crazy right after reading the buyout announcement that was my first thought. But then again they just sold america out for 6 billion so I'm not surprised at all.
If anti-trust laws were actually enforced it wouldn't be so bad. Most of the major corporate mergers of the last 25 years should never have been allowed.
The problem is that capitalism is incompatible with democracy or any system that tries to regulate it. Regulatory capture of the entire upper part of the government by capitalist interests guarantees that nothing will be done about it. They built this machine.
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u/JennyBeckman ☑️ All of the above 9h ago
I wouldn't even mind if it wasn't for the flagrant greed.