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The Madcap

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4. OK, if you do the following as well...
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 12:43 PM
Oct 16

1. Force owners of the said companies to pay personal wealth taxes based on their private ownership stake in said companies,
2. Set penalties for collusion, price-gouging, etc., that are serious and that would rival the tax rates these companies would pay if they truly were individuals,
3. Expect and require a serious effort by these companies to work for the good of the people who live in the communities in which the companies are located,
4. Set restrictions on the ability to do large-scale firings via layoffs as well as large-scale benefit reductions,
5. Require the payment of at least $5/hr more than the prevalent minimum wage,
6. Require serious and honest cooperation with government entities on issues such as pollution/climate, outsourcing, labor negotiations, etc.,
7. Provide more benefits for those large companies that go public rather than private.
8. Set up more rigorous requirements on political involvement, i.e., set limits on political contributions that are enforceable.
9. Disallow all business with true enemies of the U.S. (i.e, Russia, North Korea, Iran). Note that I did not include China here, although there is potential for them to move into the list, depending on their behavior.
10. Break up the giant behemoths into independent sections to encourage more competition.

Well, after looking at this list, I guess I was thinking on a more federal level. How stupid of me...

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