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The article is light on specifics.
Though it hardly matters. It will be blocked in the senate regardless of which party holds a majority, and centrists will treat the problem as permanently solved because there's a proposal.
of course. the "block literally anything from getting accomplished" has been the GOP M.O. for decades. unless it's something to do with appointing a SCOTUS under an R POTUS, then they'll do backflips to make it happen
I think the person you replied to intentionally chose “Centrists,” not “GOP.” The problem here is corporate capture of Congress. Republicans are the default gatekeepers, but when populist ideas such as this on the left start to take root, that’s when the democrats come out to squash the effort. Think Manchin, Sinema for the usual suspect scapegoats. But if shit gets real, look at how Pelosi laughs off the STOCK act whenever it’s mentioned. Because of course, policy makers should get to partake in unlimited insider trading, right? Because how else would they be incentivized to continue repealing regulations to allow for wider corporate profit margins.
Even if it passed Congress it wouldn't matter, the Supreme Court would strike this down.
Does it make sense? Fuck no! But if money is speech, price controls are a violation of free speech! 🤮