It’s not a partisan thing, when the Republicans are always bleating about capitalism being the “one true way”. Do you really think this type of thing wouldn’t be happening regardless of which party is in power?
Greed transcends politics. It takes extreme mindfulness to acquire wealth and not end up corrupted by it in some way.
>Because the company is firmly in Team Blue, and they control the House right now.
Yeah, those demorats are completely in the pockets of GrubHub, et al.
Which is why the demorat Senate majority and the demorat Executive Branch didn't take up the anti-trust bill and request for investigation that the patriotic Republicans, who have been shut out of all decision making by the ruthless demorat Senate majority have been trying to protect the American people. Oh, wait. How could I have gotten that backwards[0]?
I really think this abusive behavior practiced by big companies extends beyond party lines and would have a hard time believing otherwise. If it only were that easy and these type of abuses would simply be caught when the other party takes control of the house..
I'm no expert on this particular issue, but I would guess that the FTC has the authority to impose regulation against things like this. If so, then, if everything were functioning well, there wouldn't necessarily be any need to change laws.
It's also possible that it's already a tort, or can relatively quickly be established as tort by the outcome of a lawsuit like this.
In general, Congress isn't where you go first; Congress is where you go when all else fails and you're willing to take your chances putting a decision like this to a bunch of people whose paychecks are, to an approximation, paid by the companies with the deepest pockets.
