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by kevviiinn 1219 days ago
What you call democracies are really just capitalistic governments. Why would they do that? It's bad for next quarter's profit margin
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Read the top comment about misleading or deceptive conduct in the EU. There is a similar regime in Australia and companies don’t do it lest they face steep fines and lawsuits with good payouts and very few defences available. Good democracies regard this kind of law as a necessary part of capitalism, because it harms not only the consumer but the entire system. Maybe yours hasn’t figured it out yet.
Correct, the US has not figured that out