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Once a regulatory agency makes a decision, it should be final, though. Unless they find that someone was lying or withholding information in the process.
by fallingknife 5y ago
Once a regulatory agency makes a decision, it should be final, though. Unless they find that someone was lying or withholding information in the process.
- ocdtrekkie 5y agoWas frustrating about this approach is how many wrongs are done by corporate insiders in those regulators. Making it impossible to unwind these mergers rewards corruption.
- propogandist 5y agoyou may enjoy some coverage of the revolving door politics, although this (predictably) hasn't gotten much traction https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/business/accounting-firms-tax-loopholes-government.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/business/accounting-firms...
- phdelightful 5y agoI don't think either of the two antitrust agencies in the US are empowered to give approval, they are only empowered to challenge at the time of the review. They can always review more later and challenge if they want, but never give a 100% okay