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As the Marxist agitator #AdamSmith once said, "People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices."
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
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Smith understood that capitalists hate capitalism. They don't want to compete with one another, because that would interfere with their ability to raise the prices their customers pay and reduce the wages they pay their workers.
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Starting a running thread with stories about the hacked city emails that were posted online by @DDoSecret. First, here’s our primer:
chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021…
chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021…
Last Thursday, a day before the publicly city acknowledged the hack, @SouthSideWeekly @jimdaleywrites published this story about Lightfoot’s behind-the-scenes lobbying for qualified immunity.
southsideweekly.com/lightfoot-quie…
southsideweekly.com/lightfoot-quie…
The @Suntimes on Monday reported that Mayor Lightfoot has been stalling on a fix to address the way the city investigates fatal police shootings, which currently violates state law.
chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/10/2242…
chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/10/2242…
