Qasim Rashid
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Inflation is down to 2.97% but prices are still higher than they should be.

As we've screamed all along—the leading driver of high prices was not inflation, but corporate price gouging. And corporations fund politicians to prevent accountability. That is the problem we face.
05:11 PM - Jul 28, 2023
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Steve Rogers
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In response to Qasim Rashid.
Corporate price gouging is a major reason inflation isn't going down. In my opinion there needs to be controls put on corporations to keep their greed from holding the consumer hostage. An extreme example of Big Pharma holding diabetics hostage is insulin price gouging.
06:36 PM - Jul 28, 2023
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Steve Rogers
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In response to Steve Rogers.
To control corporate greed, we need to ensure the Democrats hold a total, strong majority. This initiative should not be overlooked because of other, apparently more pressing issues. To draw attention to price gouging, the people need put pressure on their Senators and Representatives.
07:21 PM - Jul 28, 2023 (Edited)
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Jane Stutsman
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In response to Steve Rogers.
Dems in control are not a guarantee of anything. It was a dem that blocked bipartisan legislation to end surprise billing. We need to get money out of politics. That is something red and blue citizens would vote for but red and blue politicians will never allow
09:35 PM - Jul 28, 2023
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Steve Rogers
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In response to Jane Stutsman.
I'm not being snarky but how do you propose to get money out of politics? The monetary system is and always has been a government entity. I have a hard time understanding how privatizing the monetary system would work. It is too deeply imbedded into government financial operations.
04:06 AM - Jul 29, 2023
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Jane Stutsman
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I think we need something like France where the amount of money spent on campaigns is limited. Here in the US as soon as a national election is over the next one begins. We also need to fix our defamation and libel laws to have consequences for blatant lying in campaign ads.
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11:21 AM - Jul 29, 2023
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Steve Rogers
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In response to Jane Stutsman.
I agree, big money buys candidates and it needs to stop. I think there should be a slush fund candidates draw equally on to finance their campaign also think lobbying should be banned. They are paid influencers who hold too much sway in politics. I also agree with you on cleaning up campaign ads.
05:41 PM - Jul 29, 2023
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Steve Rogers
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In response to Steve Rogers.
I misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you meant minting money and controlling it's use in the general public. I don't know how I came to that conclusion, sorry.
06:15 PM - Jul 29, 2023
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