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You’ve been tasked with defining a new area of criminal law called “economic and financial violence,” and creating laws to prevent it. What actions would you try to criminalize? (lemmy.world)
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For example: private equity firms buying trailer parks and raising rents so high that people go bankrupt

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    Number too low. Unfortunately it's pretty difficult to start something like a worker owned low income housing collective or even something like a car repair shop with just a measly million. Small business would grind to a halt and big business would eat everyone's lunch.

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