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by ergocoder 2573 days ago
Her policies that are on the news are breaking up Google and reducing income inequality.

Both are dubious and shouldn't be her first priorities.

I can elaborate:

1. Breaking up Google doesn't sound like the biggest problem right now. How about Comcast? How about Equifax? Those are monopolies and act in bad faith. Why is Google the top of her list?

2. Income inequality is not an important goal. I don't care if Bezos has 100 trillion dollars. I want affordable healthcare, education and a good life.

It makes me feel reluctant to vote for her.

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Other real monopolies that actually technically meet the definition of monopolies have needed attention for years and she decides to go after a web search engine.
I remember there was a chart online show how at&t was broken up by the government for being a monopoly and then showing the parts slowly reconstituting themselves back together

https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/24/13389592/att-time-warner...

Google ceased to be a "web search engine" over fifteen years ago.

Life as we know it depends on Google's products and services more than we ever did on Microsoft. They have Search, OS, Browser, Device and Service under one brand. Not to mention analytics and advertising on those properties and systems.

Taking advantage of that position at the expense of participants/customers is wrong and should be prevented.

That's what monopoly busting is about - AT&T, MSFT, Alphabet/Google, makes no difference.

You can apply the same principles to health care, credit and for profit colleges. She does.

Her billboard only focuses on big tech. Her priority is, at best, dubious.
One issue per billboard is a pretty fine ratio in my view.