Its weird how a large group of people such as the federal government can work on more than one thing at a time.

Just because you dont know all the other things happening doesnt mean theyre not.

I would have been receptive to the "there are larger issues" part but it might help to think of it like:

Instead of just an X-axis with "more/less important," add a Y-axis with "more/less political," a Z-axis with "more/less important to rich people," an A-axis with "simple/complicated" and so on, with a narrow N-dimensional space in which something can happen. All of these values are changing constantly and independently for every issue. We can affect some of these values, but the entire picture is usually out of any one person's control.

At this moment, fixing the concert monopoly is incredibly in the "maybe it can happen" zone. We just have to take it and run with it. Maybe, just maybe, ranked choice voting or taxing rich people or getting universal health care will make it to the "maybe it can happen" zone one day. It's not that, but hey, at least something gets a little better now.

They are supposed to stop it looooong before it gets to this stage. Have one or more companies formed powerful trusts that give them significant power over a market? Break them apart and bust them open.

Instead, we twiddle our thumbs while bootlicking white knites tell you it’s not a monopoly because there are TWO trusts cornering entire markets.

It’s madness.

you are like those karens at council meetings who complain "why we spend money on this instead of this??" and nothing gets done as result

Every broken up company is a victory

At least it can set a precedent

It is though?

weird fish

Fetish

He's doing that too.

That is what they're doing though.

Don't let perfect get in the way of good

Let's have all three. They are not conflicting goals.

I'm as cynical as the next guy... But i feel like an administration that is willing to enforce antitrust laws (even if it is just for votes) is a good thing

Hasn't this been in the works for over a year now, with the congressional hearing a while back?

Feels pretty bad if 2/4 years of stuff doesn't count.

Just add it on top of women's and lbgtq rights and suddenly it sounds less shallow.

I said the same before when they were playing with marijuana laws. People didn't like it and even said things like "I want my politicians to do things for votes."

Then a couple weeks later, the administration reversed course.

They’re already crashing though

You might not be able to afford bread, but at least you'll get circuses.

I don't go to concerts and don't really personally care that much about ticket prices, but even from that position, antitrust issues are pretty much a real issue.

I do think that the framing of antitrust action as being specifically driven by the political layer is maybe obnoxious. The overwhelming bulk of federal Executive Branch activity is done by people who do not change from administration and whose actions do not change. A few people at the top whose job is oversight of them do change, but that drives a very small part of what the government does.

Yes! I’m so glad the Biden administration decided that they can only tackle one issue at a time!111ii1!

And nobody was ever hurt by a monopoly!!! Let’s abandon all regulations and become ancaps!!!

"Buy the election" = giving citizens things they want/need with their tax money

What an absolutely stupid statement you've made, friend. This would be so embarrassing if you had any self awareness.

What does fixing shit mean to you?