Big business and junk fees prove easy targets for the White House in the inflation blame game.
  • graymess@lemmy.world
    114·
    2 years ago

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

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      71·
      2 years ago

      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.

    • SCB@lemmy.world
      29·
      2 years 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.

      • Natanael@slrpnk.net
        3·
        2 years ago

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

        • SCB@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 years ago

          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