• fartographer@lemmy.world
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    30 days ago

    24 years, 40 million Canadians, enough payout for each person to buy two or three loaves of bread.

    $500 million is a good place to start, but that should be per quarter for the next 24 years.

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      30 days ago

      No kidding… I go through close to a loaf a day, a potential $25 refund after 24 years isn’t even a drop in the bucket compared to what they’ve banked from that.

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          I can easily polish off a loaf a day just by myself, (not that I always do) but if you include my two kids over that 24 years the final tally would probably average well over one a day.

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    29 days ago

    Instead of each of us getting a pittance, can’t we just have all the people involved in the price fixing stripped of everything they own and forced to live on the street or something?

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      Or,you know, jail them? When I commit a crime, I get jailed. Can we please do the same with rich assholes?

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        Yeah, but then our tax money is paying for their asses and they still win. I’m all for taxes, but I’ve given these fucks more than enough support. They can pull up their bootstraps and find some real jobs (or enjoy life on the street).

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    I know y’all have your share of problems but this made me wish I was Canadian so bad. Such a placid headline 🥲

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      Where did you read that? I’m only seeing it for people who already received a $25 card from Loblaws.

      The law firms said Thursday that customers who previously received the $25 Loblaw card may submit a claim for additional compensation, but they will only be paid an incremental amount if there are sufficient settlement funds available.

      They will also only receive additional compensation if the amount is more than the $5 minimum payment threshold set for the settlement.