> Shouldn't the FTC be a neutral body? How did the FTC miss this criminal activity for 10 whole years? I think an investigation should be called for. The suppos

> Shouldn't the FTC be a neutral body? How did the FTC miss this criminal activity for 10 whole years? I think an investigation should be called for. The supposed antitrust laws have failed miserably. This must be the one of the FTC's worst failing ever, by their own admission. So, should the FTC have blocked these mergers? If the FTC has failed to the extent you have said, then it sounds like this is a step in the right direction. Either the FTC was correct before or is correct now.