All three are protected by the government in various ways. Amazons entire business was largely built by the government neglecting to enforce sales tax. They had

All three are protected by the government in various ways. Amazons entire business was largely built by the government neglecting to enforce sales tax. They had an 8.25% advantage, for many many years, over every brick and mortar competitor in my area. Where monopolies (or more precisely, market dominance by a single player) exist, crony capitalism almost always exist.