Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2001 10:30:14 -0700 From: Joseph Scott <joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu> To: "Gary W. Swearingen" <swear@aa.net> Cc: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why anti-trust law? Message-ID: <3B72C8A6.5090906@owp.csus.edu> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0108090854340.17197-100000@pebkac.owp.csus.edu> <rh4rrhno3d.rrh@localhost.localdomain>
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Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > Joseph Scott <joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu> writes: > ... > >>If >>you reach a point where you have dominance (read: monopoly) in an area, >>then a couple of things kick in that have some do with economics and a lot >>to do with culture. >> > ... > >>One of those areas is the >>condition of where a company has reached a monopoly in the market. >> > > IIRC, the Feds claim to permit monopoly power, but take action when they > determine that it has been used past some threshold level of detriment > to the Public Good, usually having to do with competition and the free > enterpise of other dealers in the market. Which is why I tried it make my comments read as being the general case (I think I even threw in the word general a few times). It's a general feeling that monopolies are bad, but this is not always the case. In some situations the goverment actually legalizes and enforces a monopoly condition for some markets. I was trying to demonstrate that you need a sample size of greater than one to really come up with the different reasons why anti-trust laws are still needed. -Joseph To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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