Executive order bans noncompetes

Well, he's finally doing something, I guess. But things shouldn't have been allowed to get so bad in the first place.

According to press reports, President Biden has signed a new executive order dealing with a variety of industries. The order quite rightly prohibits noncompete agreements - which prevent workers from moving to rival companies.

The $98.26 question is: Why were noncompetes allowed in the first place? How were companies able to enforce them on workers who no longer worked there? They couldn't very well fire them.

The order also puts a halt to excessive licensing restrictions and fights back against hospital consolidation. It calls for new rules requiring airlines to refund passengers for fees over things like baggage delays. It directs the Department of Agriculture to issue new rules to define when meat can be labeled as an American product and let consumers know if food producers treat workers fairly. The order even encourages the FCC to restore 'Net neutrality. The Democrats were big boosters of 'Net neutrality several years ago, but most of them abandoned this stance when propellerheads took over the party.

This executive order is bad, bad, bad news for the propellerheads, incels, and non-player characters who have mutilated the Democratic Party in recent years.