• graymess@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Price controls are well within the president’s powers. It’s not that radical of a concept.

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      It’s within congress’s powers for sure. I don’t think the president. Congress has done it in the past though, so they for sure can again.

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      1 year ago

      Price controls are an extremely radical concept, themselves. Last thing this economy needs is further distortion.

      The sucky thing about inflation is you have to run through it like an illness.

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        Windfall taxes. Let them share their gains, that’s the whole point of taxes since society don’t work otherwise.

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          That’s vastly different from a direct price control, in both intent and effect.

          I’d love to pass lots more taxes but with the current House that’s completely impossible