• Chocrates@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Agreed, but the big players have their hands tied up in Congress and the military so much that it’s not gonna happen.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Then they should be nationalized, because they’ve already got the benefits, but none of the downsides, while the public get none of the benefits, and all of the downsides… At this point “too big to fail” are essentially critical government infrastructure setup by wealthy criminals to steal directly from tax payers.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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        2 months ago

        Nationalizing industries? In America? We don’t do that here, friend. We give corporations massive bailouts and forgive all felonies.