Isn’t this the exact reason why we have antitrust and monopoly laws?
With the current administration, there might actually be some push back.
Might.
Pretty sure the current admin is too busy tripping over itself to help Israel continue carrying out genocide in Palestine.
Read up on Reagan and anti-trust. He essentially said that monopolies that resulted in lower prices were good for consumers and that the government would turn a blind eye to them. Hasn’t been much change since then.
monopolies that resulted in lower prices
IT DOESN’T WORK LIKE THAT DAYO~
When you own the market, you either:
- Dictate the price as the sole provider
- Are forced to set the price because of your natural monopoly status (as a utility for example; until you stuff the utilities commission or regulatory capture your way into even controlling that)
- Have to break up to create competition, release patents, or otherwise be forced to allow competition which leads to a lower cost alternative
I hate the gipper. Fucking cunt, and he can’t fucking act either.
Everything will be owned by one company, The Company, eventually.
Warhammer 40k got it wrong… We won’t praise the god emperor. All corporate CEOs will merge into one being. The Company will be God, leader, and employer to all of humanity. Lesser companies will be grown and then merged with him to sustain him.
That’s what’s behind the wall in Lethal Company…
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Capitalists: Capitalism creates competition which lowers prices and increases innovation!
Also Capitalists:
Hey market capitalism, you ok?
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I can think of nothing worse for the common good than having YET ANOTHER ENTERTAINMENT MERGER. I AM IN CONTINUOUS ANGUISH. STOP IT.
