This is not “populism”.
This is statist progressivism. It’s anti-capitalism plain and simple. We have been through this before and it is sad that this is what it comes down to.
The 10 friendliest words in the English language are “I’m from the federal government and I am here to help.”
Sometimes there’s a need for gov’t to intervene. These companies have become so powerful, they can now dwarf the gov’t with their activities - which are not all benign. In general, I have no problem with billionaires. But when they use their great wealth to involve themselves with politics & send the country into radical directions not tenable with our Founding documents, then something needs to happen there, too. I’m not sure what, but SOMETHING!