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The real problem is that we don't have a free market. Businesses strategies are too often to lobby for favorable legislation to sink their competition rather th
by SaltyBackendGuy 9y ago
The real problem is that we don't have a free market. Businesses strategies are too often to lobby for favorable legislation to sink their competition rather than make a better product and let the market decide.
- smallnamespace 9y agoYou can view the political arena as a sort of market as well -- there's horse trading, money, people lobby and and trade for access. Except one part of society (corporations) use this market to the hilt, while the rest of society largely abstains or is unable to participate in this market.
- BatFastard 9y agoAnd indeed there are many ways to do just that, regulations, licensing, patents.