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Don't you think monopolies are bad, though? Maybe they're convenient, but it's better to spread wealth around, right?
by reidjs 5y ago
Don't you think monopolies are bad, though? Maybe they're convenient, but it's better to spread wealth around, right?
- WalterBright 5y agoWhat if the result of breaking up US monopolies is their replacement by non-US monopolies? How is that better? I'd think very, very hard about crippling US companies in a global marketplace. So far, I don't even see any discussion about it.
- ALittleLight 5y agoIf foreign monopolies take over then the US government should ban or regulate them in the same way that domestic companies are regulated. Foreign monopolies may (or may not) dominate global markets, but I think that concern should be lower priority than the health of our own markets and the well-being of our citizens.
- azinman2 5y agoSo are we going on to put up a great firewall preventing you from using Tencent? Seems very unlikely.
- BeFlatXIII 5y agoConsidering how many of those big tech companies rely on pushing ads, does it really matter whether they’re based in the US or not? Either way, they’re revenue is from selling out their users.
- Jcowell 5y agoFor tax reasons , probably yes.
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