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The issue with this becomes that anti-trust then becomes the tool of the $CurrentRegime to break up companies THEY dislike. For example, part of the reason US
by lannisterstark 4y ago
The issue with this becomes that anti-trust then becomes the tool of the $CurrentRegime to break up companies THEY dislike.
For example, part of the reason US costs for healthcare are skyhigh IS because of US govt regulation. IF the only applied it to healthcare giants, but they won't, because they're not the companies the govt dislikes, also $$$.
All this will do is end up giving more power to the govt to break up the only thing that actually has the capability endangers their power-hoarding : big companies.
Ultimately, Govt IS the biggest company, and you rarely have a choice to switch. If I don't like Amazon, I can go to walmart, or local store. I can't just willy nilly pack up and leave the country.
People support regulations (or hell, $MeasureX) until the govt comes for the thing they like, despite people like us telling them that eventually the govt will do just that. (Eg, abortion in the US : People like us were telling others that if they stampede on our rights, they will stampede on yours too, given the chance).
- Pozzuh 4y agoYou neglect to mention there actually is a "choice to switch" with regard to the government: it's democracy.
- lannisterstark 4y ago"democracy" is "democracy" in name only in many countries. Eg, in the US, Republicans and Democrats are fairly similar middle of the road people. In India, what democracy lol? Same in egypt. "democracy" also depends on others wnating the same change as you. You alone can't do jackshit. I alone can choose not to shop at amazon and choose walmart intead.