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Sep 12, 2019 36 min

Should We Let Walmart Regulate Itself?

from Capitalisn't Hosted by University of Chicago Podcast Network

In the last few weeks, we've seen two examples of seeming corporate self-regulation. One is Walmart's decision to end all handgun ammunition sales, and the other is the four largest automakers going around the Trump administration's less stringent fuel emission standards to cut a private deal with California that is closer to Obama era-emission standards. But there's an important overarching question to these two stories. Should companies really be taking it upon themselves to address issues when the government doesn't do a good job policing? Should these businesses be punished or praised? for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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