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> Or what does 'free' mean? it depends to whom you ask. in the US, for a long time, anti-trust was kinda cozy with monopolies - they were accepted as the natu
by kome 5y ago
> Or what does 'free' mean?
it depends to whom you ask.
in the US, for a long time, anti-trust was kinda cozy with monopolies - they were accepted as the natural outcome of a free market: the most efficient solution.
In the EU there is more emphasis on market competition, and big monopolists are seen as problematic.
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago"natural outcome of a free market: the most efficient solution." The same argument that justifies monopoly also justifies soviet-style central planning. It just changed the 'monopolist' in charge.