David Honig wrote:
> Anti-trust laws are unconstitutional seizures of property
> by the state. Intervention where there is noone wronged --just
> a bunch of whiny CEO losers. And a socialist national mentality that loves
> to drag down the successful.
you're definitely on the wrong track there. this is pure capitalism.
it's an economical fact that few will doubt that a monopoly is bad for
the market, and thus for the economy. the state, representing (ideally)
both participant sides of the market, has the duty of ensuring that the
market continues to work well.
ever taken an economy course? I'm not sure whether this is the correct
english translation, but there is something called "monopoly gains".
there is an interesting fact there: the total, if counted over all
participants (i.e. both buyers and seller) is NOT zero. the total is a
loss. in short: a monopoly gains something for one participant, but
means MORE loss to everyone else. so the net total for the economy is
negative. which explains just WHY the society as a whole (let's leave
government out of the equation) has an interest in avoiding it.
basic capitalism. no socialism, social nationalism, communism or what
other attributes for people you don't like you have.
