The FTC vs. Amazon | Potomac Watch Podcast: WSJ Opinion

The Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan sues Amazon for "monopolistic practices," but is the online retailer actually a monopoly, given its competition from brick-and-mortar stores, and is its behavior anticompetitive in a way that harms consumers? Plus, the House fails to pass a stopgap funding bill, setting up a possible government shutdown, as the Biden Administration prepares to close national parks.
0:00 The FTC vs. Amazon
6:57 The Way that the Government is Defining the Market
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[@tedsmusic5556]

I wish that Amazon could be more closely regulated, and their pricing structure really does affect everyone. The reason for the suit, though, isn’t that big is bad, it’s that capitalism is bad, even if you’re a woke, Democrat run company.

[@wendytoler4872]

I used a vanilla visa gift card and amazon put my account on hold because amazon declined my card and said I couldn't buy anything on Amazon I think they looked at the things I bought and then declined my card that's not right I did nothing wrong I hope Lena conn does something for the customers too