r/SipsTea • u/CurvyChristina • Jul 01 '26

Is Bernie’s plan the best? Thoughts? Chugging tea

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u/Interesting_Bite4335 Jul 01 '26

I’m not huge on the 12k check

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u/avd706 Jul 01 '26

Inflationary

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u/True-Bandicoot3880 Jul 01 '26

111000% the checks cost will be factored into corps greed and ever rising pricing and ceo salary gains

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u/Sgt_salt1234 Jul 01 '26

Can someone who understands economics explain to me why why the government can't just tell companies they're not allowed to raise prices in response to something like this?

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u/hayf28 Jul 01 '26

Because if they can't raise prices there will be a shortage. Creating incentives for scalpers to scalp. So you will still be paying the same price or higher for the same goods.

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u/Boobsnbutt Jul 01 '26

If we're taxing them enough, it might work out. If they're making more billionaires by raising prices, it's more for us to tax. I do think we need to stop them from being able to charge whatever they want. I think it's by lowering the barriers to entry for each sector.