> the DE FACTO effect is precisely the same as a single monopoly doing so The effect is the same, but the legal interpretation of the situation isn't, as long

> the DE FACTO effect is precisely the same as a single monopoly doing so The effect is the same, but the legal interpretation of the situation isn't, as long as new players are free to join the game. You can find lots of examples where two cases of real-world events are the same, but are interpreted differently by law, depending on the context that is purely juridical. > the moral reasoning behind restraint of government and other monopolies comes into play. Governments hold the monopoly on violence, thus they are fundamentally different from any other entity.