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Thu, March 13, 2025

The House just gave Musk and Trump a blank check. The Senate should tear it up.


Published on 2025-03-13 07:40:47 - MSNBC
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  • House Republicans voted to hand a blank check over to a White House that is already stealing from our families and communities to fund the largest possible tax cut for billionaires and the biggest corporations.

The article from MSN discusses a recent decision by the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a bill that would significantly reduce regulatory oversight on tech moguls like Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump. The legislation, which critics argue provides a "blank check" to these figures, aims to limit the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) ability to regulate and investigate business practices, particularly in the tech sector. The piece argues that this move could undermine consumer protections and competition, potentially allowing for monopolistic behaviors and privacy violations to go unchecked. The author urges the Senate to reject this bill, highlighting the potential negative implications for market fairness and consumer rights, and calls for maintaining or even strengthening regulatory frameworks to ensure accountability and transparency in business operations.

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