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[–] 052615 2 points 3 points (+5|-2) ago 

Why does it matter? Not trolling, seriously want a discussion. There is oligopoly on phone, cabl e, water, electricity , gas, everything I don't understand why this is such a hang up. It will stop peopel from getting arrested and having their lives ruined.

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[–] Ellius 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Those are industries which require an enormous infrastructure investment. It would be detrimental to society to have purely competitive infrastructure companies building massive industrial projects on top of one another, so we allow a reasonable oligopoly with controls. Weed is in no way similar. It has no equivalent infrastructure needs and therefore no legitimate reason for curbing competition other than to privilege a bunch of greedy assholes through law.

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[–] deerhoof_fan 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

Just because oligarchies are widespread does not mean that we should allow the creation of more of them. We should be trying to eliminate them, not enshrining more of them into the state constitution.

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[–] Ellius 0 points 14 points (+14|-0) ago 

I'm also an Ohioan. The idea that a rent can be written into our constitution is terrifying to me.

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[–] Qberto 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Rent?

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[–] Ellius 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago