SCOTT BROWN: Three Ways The Biden-Harris Antitrust Agenda Has Made Life More Expensive
The one and (probably only) presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has come and gone, and precious little time was spent on the topic that polls show voters care about the most: cost of living.
Even as inflation recedes from painful highs, the economy remains far and away the number one concern for voters, more than double the next nearest issue, according to a recent Fox News survey. (RELATED: DAVID BLACKMON: High Energy Costs Are A Feature — Not a Glitch — Of The Forced Energy Transition)
For nearly four years, the Biden-Harris administration has pushed an antitrust agenda that has pushed prices higher across the board. Here are three examples worthy of more scrutiny.
First, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and FTC Chair Lina Khan continue unabated in their mission to break up Amazon. Like Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, the FTC’s vendetta against the online retailer knows no limits. In 2017, Khan became a progressive star with her Yale Law Journal dissertation titled “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox.” In the piece, Khan takes aim at the company for keeping prices too low, a principle she has at times disavowed in pursuit of her political agenda.
Last year, the FTC........
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