> Because the monopolies have exerted pressure on public education, including universities, to churn out advocates for the corporations bottom line. Not only t

> Because the monopolies have exerted pressure on public education, including universities, to churn out advocates for the corporations bottom line. Not only that, we fail to realize the continuing incentives for them to act in that way, even when acting as "researchers". Here is a highly relevant Propublica investigative piece on academic economists as consultants: https://www.propublica.org/article/these-professors-make-more-than-thousand-bucks-hour-peddling-mega-mergers https://www.propublica.org/article/these-professors-make-mor...