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WSJ: Lobbyists Easily Destroyed Any Semi-Serious Antitrust Enforcers Left In MAGA
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CW: Long thread/4
Take #Section5 of the #FTCAct, which gives the Commission broad powers to prevent "unfair and deceptive" practices. Since the *1970s*, the FTC just acted like this didn't exist, even though it was right there all along, between Section 4 and Section 6.
Then, under the directorship of FTC chair #LinaKhan, Section 5 was rediscovered and mobilized, first to end the practice of #noncompete "agreements" for workers nationwide:
https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/antitrust-enforcers-to-ban-indentured
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