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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

While I agree with the idea of a windfall tax on excessive profit, I think we ought to go further. These companies have shown that they are willing to gouge Canadians in emergency moments when we are at our most uncertain. Well, it's fairly well known that Saskatchewan enjoys some of the best telco service in the country thanks to the presence of SaskTel keeping them honest. So I propose we start a nationally owned grocery chain in that vein which, being run for the public benefit rather than for profit, would be able to set prices that the private and proven to be untrustworthy grocers will be forced to compete with.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't say sasktel is keeping them completely honest but I see what you are saying.. but unfortunately it feels like it would turn into how co-op is now

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