Elizabeth Warren’s war on sandwiches is no nothingburger
Story by Tom Hebert •
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Left-wing Democrats are on a mission to expand government control over the economy. Instead of a vibrant free market buzzing with innovation and entrepreneurship, leftists want to put every company in a "Mother-May-I" relationship with faceless Washington bureaucrats.
Take Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), for example. She has been widely mocked for calling on the weaponized Federal Trade Commission to investigate a monopoly on sandwich production. While Warren’s lonely war on "Big Sandwich" is laughable, it is illustrative of the Left’s broader plan to increase government control over the economy. "We don’t need another private equity deal that could lead to higher food prices for consumers," Warren posted on X. "The FTC is right to investigate whether the purchase of Subway by the same firm that owns Jimmy Johns and McAlister’s Deli creates a sandwich shop monopoly."
At the risk of wasting ink debunking the plainly obvious, Roark Capital’s pending purchase of the Subway brand would not create a sandwich shop monopoly. Anyone can make a sandwich by putting ingredients between two slices of bread. Roark Capital's purchase of Subway would not obliterate the mom and pop delicatessens, cafes, and restaurants that populate every town in America. Grocery stores will still sell sandwich ingredients. The sky will not fall.
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