America has moved to a soviet-style economy

The american government administration is now dictating how much Walmart can charge for its goods.

When america was a free country the market decided prices, but now Central Planning (run by trump and bessent) will make those decisions.

That didn't take long!

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peterlee · M

The mega corporations are in control.

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@peterlee The large corporates are terrified of you, because you decide whether to buy that espresso with the $5 in your purse, or use the money to build your savings, or any of a myriad of ways you might use it.

They ease their fear by convincing you that you actually have no choices.

They win because you believe them... you believe that they're in control.

So why do they spend enormous amounts on focus groups, polls, test groups, market research, advertising agencies, consultants, sales strategies, market share, etc?

peterlee · M

@newjaninev2 the America lawyers have set it up that way.

Elessar · 31-35, M

@peterlee Not even, they may believe so but they aren't. Same identical thing with ol' fascisms, initially supported by wealthy industrialists that though they could bend it as they deemed fit, but what happened eventually was the exact opposite.

There's already plenty of examples indicating they're moving the same way - e.g. Amazon being effectively forced to back off from the idea of listing the tariff amount separately from the price of each item when Trump didn't like the idea