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    Poor workers

    They should unite or something

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    Predicted well in advance


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    Re-monopolization, new Gilded Age

    Another great Cory Doctorow thread.


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    Similar solution, with environmental and safety upsides


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    dp

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    Wrong thread

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    not the winning argument Abbott believes.

    the US government competently secured an adequate supply of formula for its infant detainees, while the free market is putting US babies in danger of starvation.




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    Abbott/Similac is serial violator of federal regulations, but lightly punished if at all.
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    look up "DIY baby formula"

    ... to find medical profession and govt warning "don't do it you will injure or kill your baby."

    iow, mothers are enslaved to corporate food-like substances for their kids.

    iow, the docs and govt want you to be dependent of buying their , absolutely not independent, self-reliant.

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    A concise history of infant formula (twists and turns included)

    https://www.contemporarypediatrics.c...turns-included

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    Evil Nestle got caught and stopped from marketing baby formula powder (basically powdered milk, sugar, vitamins) to poor African women, telling them it was better than breast milk

    The problem was the African women didn't have access to sterile water. Nestle didn't ing care.
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    BABY FORMULA INDUSTRY SUCCESSFULLY LOBBIED TO WEAKEN BACTERIA SAFETY TESTING STANDARDS

    The current formula shortage is traced in part to a contamination-induced shutdown at a key manufacturing plant.

    A recently disclosed whistleblower do ent claims that managers at the Sturgis plant

    falsified reports,

    released untested infant formula, and

    concealed crucial safety information from federal inspectors.

    the industry successfully mobilized against a 2014 proposal from the FDA to increase regular safety inspections of plants used to manufacture baby formula.

    https://theintercept.com/2022/05/13/...sting-lobbying

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    not the winning argument Abbott believes.

    the US government competently secured an adequate supply of formula for its infant detainees, while the free market is putting US babies in danger of starvation.



    starvation

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    what happens when babies can't get safe, nourishing food?

    Many babies have highly specialized formula for their dietary restrictions, you can't just give them pap and hope for the best in the absence of the reliable industrial product.

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    what happens when babies can't get safe, nourishing food?

    Many babies have highly specialized formula for their dietary restrictions, you can't just give them pap and hope for the best in the absence of the reliable industrial product.
    anecdotally, some parents have resorted to feeding tubes to prevent their babies from wasting..

    you're out of touch, man

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    Truth be told, the so-called free market in this case isn't one, it's a state by state patchwork of monopolies determined by compe ive bidding, and the major buyer is the USG.

    The so called North American Free Trade Agreement prevents Canada from importing into the US, and US law keeps foreign suppliers out unless they set up the factories here..

    Such is the US theory of free trade.

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    Apparently it's not finely attuned to the immediate needs of the end user, despite the fact that it is supposed to be optimally suited to that in theory.

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    We see the inverse of this sort of policy in California, where the state is subsidizing demand (buyers) rather than increasing the supply of new housing

    So this inflation is due largely, if not entirely, to the supply side. But all the Fed knows how to do is kill demand via interest rate hikes:
    https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022...overshoot.html

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    If you’re grappling with difficult emotions, talking to yourself can help you explore them more carefully.

    Some emotions and experiences are so deeply personal that you might not feel up to sharing them with anyone, even a trusted loved one, until you’ve done a little work with them first.

    Taking some time to sit with these emotions can help you unpack them and separate potential worries from more realistic concerns. While you can do this in your head or on paper, saying things aloud can help ground them in reality.

    It can also make them less upsetting. Simply giving voice to unwanted thoughts brings them out into the light of day, where they often seem more manageable. Voicing emotions also helps you validate and come to terms with them. This can, in turn, diminish their impact.

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    ^^^ doesn't know how bulletin boards work, stranger to thinking things through

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    Also, no topical take, pure towelsnapping

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    what happens when babies can't get safe, nourishing food?

    Many babies have highly specialized formula for their dietary restrictions, you can't just give them pap and hope for the best in the absence of the reliable industrial product.
    How did they survive before formulas? No one did, they all starved!

    Of course you could clamp their heads with a pair of tongs and rip them apart. Your side is fighting to do that.

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    A lot of them just died, true.

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    beep checking in, bop to follow soon

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    DMC with no take.

    Hopefully formula can be imported short term.

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