Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agoIf the obscenely wealthy benefit most from having Republicans in power; and collectively they have disproportionate control over the economy; wouldn't they use that power to sabotage Democrats?message-squaremessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down112
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareIf the obscenely wealthy benefit most from having Republicans in power; and collectively they have disproportionate control over the economy; wouldn't they use that power to sabotage Democrats?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoThey didn’t think they could get away with raising prices so far before. And they would pay us nothing if they could. Slavery showed us that.
minus-squarecrashfrog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days ago They didn’t think they could get away with raising prices so far before. And they would pay us nothing if they could. What does “get away” with it mean? Why can’t they pay us nothing?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoBecause we fought a war over it and made it illegal. And previously it was assumed price increases would drive customers away. But the monopoly power of corporations like Kroger’s had gone further than anyone thought.
minus-squarecrashfrog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoSorry, what are you talking about? What “war”? What was made illegal?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoOkay, on the chance you’re not American, the American Civil War, and slavery.
minus-squarecrashfrog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoWho said anything about slavery? What are you talking about?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoIf you’re going to post so many comments, at least read the chain. Otherwise someone might mistake you for a troll.
minus-squarecrashfrog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoI mean I am the chain, I’m asking you what the fuck you’re talking about and you’re really bad at having clear ideas
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoOh, perfect recall then? In that case you know exactly where in your line of 5 year old style questioning that slavery was mentioned.
They didn’t think they could get away with raising prices so far before. And they would pay us nothing if they could. Slavery showed us that.
What does “get away” with it mean? Why can’t they pay us nothing?
Because we fought a war over it and made it illegal. And previously it was assumed price increases would drive customers away. But the monopoly power of corporations like Kroger’s had gone further than anyone thought.
Sorry, what are you talking about? What “war”? What was made illegal?
Okay, on the chance you’re not American, the American Civil War, and slavery.
Who said anything about slavery? What are you talking about?
If you’re going to post so many comments, at least read the chain. Otherwise someone might mistake you for a troll.
I mean I am the chain, I’m asking you what the fuck you’re talking about and you’re really bad at having clear ideas
Oh, perfect recall then? In that case you know exactly where in your line of 5 year old style questioning that slavery was mentioned.