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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What free market? All I have ever known is corporate socialism. Subsidize business with taxpayer dollars. Regulatory capture to prevent competitors from entering the market.

[–] Facebones@reddthat.com 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Somehow it's not socialist when you prop up corporate entities with billion dollar handouts a few times a decade everytime they fuck up but a single mom getting $100 only usable for food because she was let go from her job of 5 years with 10 minutes notice is a communist plot single handedly destroying America.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

The profits are privatized, and the bailouts are socialized.