>not because of the supply and demand. It's still supply and demand. When you have a monopoly on the demand side, you can significantly put downward pressure o

>not because of the supply and demand. It's still supply and demand. When you have a monopoly on the demand side, you can significantly put downward pressure on the price. Supply and demand doesn't cease to exist even when the market is screwed up. It just puts constraints on the curves. Google "supply and demand graph in a monopoly" to see more.