• Cyborganism@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Finally.

    I hope it ends with better results than that poor attempt that they did in Canada.

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      3 months ago

      Price fixing is temporary, and doomed to fail in the long term. Nixon tried it with an Executive Order and it was a disaster. It caused supply chain constraints and prices shot well past inflation when the Order expired.

      Congressional legislation setting grocery store presentation limits would increase brand variety, foster competitive pricing, and put an end to the corporate control over pricing.