{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitalisnt.com%2Fepisodes%2Fshould-we-let-walmart-regulate-itself-g6TP2yR6","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Should We Let Walmart Regulate Itself?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2e7c76ad-7ecc-479b-8749-f0cb2f4f2dc5/448252be-b0dd-4ca9-94e2-d1edc241d7ba/capitalisn_t_updated_s2_v3.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/09637eb7-ebcd-41d5-b076-df4d3c557cb3\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Should We Let Walmart Regulate Itself?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"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. \n\nBut 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?"}