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Even if anticompetitive behaviour is clear, I wonder if a USA government would take action against them. Has such a thing happened before? I mean fighting a com

by narag 6y ago

Even if anticompetitive behaviour is clear, I wonder if a USA government would take action against them. Has such a thing happened before? I mean fighting a company that gaves the USA an advantage in a global market, as opposed to local monopolies.

ryanb 6y ago
I think this is a reasonable take and I'm sure the government is taking into account.
MereInterest 6y ago
Yes. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt#Trust_busting_and_regulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt#Trust_busti...
- narag 6y ago
  Could you be more specific?
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kyleblarson 6y ago
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/chart-evolution-standard-oil https://www.visualcapitalist.com/chart-evolution-standard-oi...
- narag 6y ago
  I'm not sure I explained myself clearly. Was Standard Oil more competitive abroad as a single company than the splitted ones?