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If the goal of regulation is to prevent vertical integration, it is not really helpful to say "oh, but doing this will prevent vertical integration!". Yes, of c
by Timon3 3y ago
If the goal of regulation is to prevent vertical integration, it is not really helpful to say "oh, but doing this will prevent vertical integration!". Yes, of course it will, that's what we said it should do.
You might think this is a bad idea, but it's not a downside of the regulation.
- naveen99 3y agoVertical integration isn’t an end goal of businesses or regulation. it’s also hard to even define.
- Timon3 3y agoIf I introduce regulation to prevent vertical integration, how is preventing vertical integration not the end goal of that regulation? I really don't understand what you're trying to say.
- naveen99 3y agoIt’s hard to have an undefined goal. Where do you put the horizontal lines ?
- Timon3 3y agoI don't think it's an undefined goal, so I don't worry about the difficulty. :)
- ThunderSizzle 3y agoIt's easy to say it's defined until your forced to define it to others. If vertical integration is illegal, does that mean: 1) Farms can't sell directly to customers via their own store? 2) A restaurant or grocery store needs to use Uber or Door Dash to deliver? 3) A logistics company can't own any warehouses 4) A store can't own any distribution centers or logistic systems. 5) A website can't self-host, either on their own server or via a dedicated server. It must be hosted via SaaS. I'm sure there's more examples that blur the line of vertical integration that can be hard to determine in a fair, just manner.