> Read up on Lawrence Lessig for an unpopular(sadly) view and many pervasive instances of corporate socialism and legitimized corruption, aka: lobbying. I read

> Read up on Lawrence Lessig for an unpopular(sadly) view and many pervasive instances of corporate socialism and legitimized corruption, aka: lobbying. I read his book about lobbying and campaign finance. I don't recall that it did much to point out specific cases where a person or corporation lobbied for the government to create anticompetitive conditions. It might have been a more persuasive book if it had. > Mega corporates bleeding red until the competition can no longer afford to compete, closes shop and we are left with oligops in most categories. This is indeed a thing that happens a lot. But it does not mean the government has been used as a tool to suppress competition.