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Hermit-The-Prog

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2. we need functioning FCC, FTC, etc.

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 03:19 PM

Feb 2019

There has been too much consolidating of media companies into too few hands. This feeds GOPer efforts to create and reward oligarchs, but it does not help to maintain a functioning democracy.

Monopolies and near-monopolies are not good in any market.

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