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LilMikeSF<p>Doing biz with the US Govt may seem like easy money, but also comes at a price, and <a href="https://c.im/tags/wiretaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wiretaps</span></a> are just one tool <a href="https://c.im/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a>'s Procurement <a href="https://c.im/tags/Collusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collusion</span></a> Strike Force investigators use against <a href="https://c.im/tags/GovtContractors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovtContractors</span></a> when rooting out <a href="https://c.im/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biz</span></a> crimes . An Idaho fuel supplier found out the hard way recently when his contracts with the <a href="https://c.im/tags/ForestService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForestService</span></a> were looked into and he was taped <a href="https://c.im/tags/PriceRigging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceRigging</span></a> to lock out <a href="https://c.im/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>competition</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.law.com/2024/05/31/dojs-use-of-wiretaps-in-small-time-bid-rigging-case-has-put-compliance-teams-on-red-alert/?kw=DOJ%27s%20Use%20of%20Wiretaps%20in%20Small-Time%20Bid-Rigging%20Case%20Has%20Put%20Compliance%20Teams%20on%20Red%20Alert%20%7C%20Law.com&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=enl&amp;utm_campaign=pmalert&amp;utm_content=20240606&amp;utm_term=dro&amp;oly_enc_id=&amp;slreturn=20240506174416" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">law.com/2024/05/31/dojs-use-of</span><span class="invisible">-wiretaps-in-small-time-bid-rigging-case-has-put-compliance-teams-on-red-alert/?kw=DOJ%27s%20Use%20of%20Wiretaps%20in%20Small-Time%20Bid-Rigging%20Case%20Has%20Put%20Compliance%20Teams%20on%20Red%20Alert%20%7C%20Law.com&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=enl&amp;utm_campaign=pmalert&amp;utm_content=20240606&amp;utm_term=dro&amp;oly_enc_id=&amp;slreturn=20240506174416</span></a></p>
Michael Hartle<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@davidho" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>davidho</span></a></span> That's part of capitalism, and helps *make* it perfect for those who play it for keeps - always a form of extracting profits</p><p>* from society, through overpriced <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GovernmentDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentDeals</span></a>, excessive or harmful <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Subsidies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Subsidies</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> favouring the wealthy or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/InsiderTrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsiderTrading</span></a>,</p><p>* from competitors, through <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AntiCompetition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCompetition</span></a> practices,</p><p>* from employees, through <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnionBusting</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NoPoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoPoaching</span></a> agreements, or</p><p>* from customers, through <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PriceRigging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceRigging</span></a> or outright <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Monopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monopolies</span></a>.</p>
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