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1737 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source

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coldpie ◴[16 Oct 24 14:19 UTC] No.41859298[source]▶

Passed 3-2 along party lines. Remember this when you're going to vote. Elections matter.

ranlork[dead post] ◴[16 Oct 24 14:36 UTC] No.41859529[source]▶

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> Of course Republican commissioners are going to vote "no" if the FTC is handing out popular rulings like candy just before the election.

What? Why is that defensible? Make life worse/keep life bad for Americans so we have a better chance in an election? Do you hear yourself?

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macinjosh ◴[16 Oct 24 14:47 UTC] No.41859686[source]▶

Why is it defensible for an administration to wait until the last days of their term, right around election time, to do their job?

1. dghlsakjg ◴[16 Oct 24 16:04 UTC] No.41860725[source]▶

The FTC under the current administration has been going gangbusters the entire term.

On what basis do you make the accusation that the administration has been sandbagging their own policy changes?

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