Comments on: AT&T Monopoly = Milkshake of Irony http://enableate.com/steve/2007/692 make it happen Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:11:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: steve http://enableate.com/steve/2007/692#comment-10746 steve Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:10:46 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2007/692#comment-10746 As stated before, a corporation with coerceive power is the de facto state entity for were it presides. You have to admit that this response I posted is a great counter argument. As stated before, a corporation with coerceive power is the de facto state entity for were it presides.

You have to admit that this response I posted is a great counter argument.

]]> By: Darwin http://enableate.com/steve/2007/692#comment-10737 Darwin Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:28:47 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2007/692#comment-10737 I've always spoken out against governement giving unfair advantages to big businesses; it's a cornerstone of my support for campaign finance reform. But my point is, if you do have a monopoly, no matter HOW it formed, then you usually need the government to break it up. I'm not sure what you mean by 'monopolies can't form in a free market'; surely that idea of a free market is dependant on government oversight, since otherwise companies would just arm themselves and create monopolies through coercion. I’ve always spoken out against governement giving unfair advantages to big businesses; it’s a cornerstone of my support for campaign finance reform. But my point is, if you do have a monopoly, no matter HOW it formed, then you usually need the government to break it up.

I’m not sure what you mean by ‘monopolies can’t form in a free market’; surely that idea of a free market is dependant on government oversight, since otherwise companies would just arm themselves and create monopolies through coercion.

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