Break up Big Tech?

HHusky

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Opposes alleged tech monopolies.
Supports single-payer healthcare.

Opposing private monopolies and supporting public monopolies aren’t in conflict.

UW_Doog_Bot

HHusky said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Opposes alleged tech monopolies.
Supports single-payer healthcare.

Opposing private monopolies and supporting public monopolies aren’t in conflict.

Go on, elaborate.

2001400ex

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Opposes alleged tech monopolies.
Supports single-payer healthcare.

I know that makes a nice headline. But it's almost like health Care and tech businesses are completely different things.

GrundleStiltzkin

2001400ex said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Opposes alleged tech monopolies.
Supports single-payer healthcare.

I know that makes a nice headline. But it's almost like health Care and tech businesses are completely different things.

You mean like Bell, Standard Oil and Microsoft?

What's your poont?

jecornel

I am just so relieved we have hondo, maritoto and allpurp working so hard to make the world a better place fighting for the little guy. Warms my heart.

2001400ex

GrundleStiltzkin said:

2001400ex said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Opposes alleged tech monopolies.
Supports single-payer healthcare.

I know that makes a nice headline. But it's almost like health Care and tech businesses are completely different things.

You mean like Bell, Standard Oil and Microsoft?

What's your poont?

Those businesses had similar traits that made the government want to break them up. So I'm not sure how they come into the conversation of Government run medical insurance.

GrundleStiltzkin

2001400ex said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

2001400ex said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Opposes alleged tech monopolies.
Supports single-payer healthcare.

I know that makes a nice headline. But it's almost like health Care and tech businesses are completely different things.

You mean like Bell, Standard Oil and Microsoft?

What's your poont?

Those businesses had similar traits that made the government want to break them up. So I'm not sure how they come into the conversation of Government run medical insurance.

You said, "health Care and tech businesses."

Sledog

jecornel said:

I am just so relieved we have hondo, maritoto and allpurp working so hard to make the world a better place fighting for the little guy. Warms my heart.

But do they send any of their own money?

HHusky

UW_Doog_Bot said:

HHusky said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Opposes alleged tech monopolies.
Supports single-payer healthcare.

Opposing private monopolies and supporting public monopolies aren’t in conflict.

Go on, elaborate.

Many things are done more efficiently through a state monopoly or a state granted monopoly than by a lightly regulated market. Single payer is markedly more efficient than what we have now.

A private monopoly may be highly efficient and provide a good value to the customer, but the price we pay may also be measured in the suppression of competition by other innovators. Innovation being a hallmark of capitalism, you must agree that suppressing innovation isn’t good for our society.

GrundleStiltzkin

HHusky said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

HHusky said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Opposes alleged tech monopolies.
Supports single-payer healthcare.

Opposing private monopolies and supporting public monopolies aren’t in conflict.

Go on, elaborate.

Many things are done more efficiently through a state monopoly or a state granted monopoly than by a lightly regulated market. Single payer is markedly more efficient than what we have now.

A private monopoly may be highly efficient and provide a good value to the customer, but the price we pay may also be measured in the suppression of competition by other innovators. Innovation being a hallmark of capitalism, you must agree that suppressing innovation isn’t good for our society.

Holy fuck. I'm surprised I'm surprised.