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> Now every time anti trust gets brought up people think about how the government lost 5 cases in a row and consider it a waste. It demonstrates how weak and t
by ncallaway 3y ago
> Now every time anti trust gets brought up people think about how the government lost 5 cases in a row and consider it a waste.
It demonstrates how weak and toothless are current laws are, and shows a desperate need for Congressional action.
Before, when you brought up Congressional action on anti-trust it would get waived away with: "The FTC has the powers they need and aren't using them. There's no need for Congress to act".
If someone tried to raise those objections today, they looked silly.
The fact of the matter is the executive branch needed to walk into the buzz-saw to demonstrate that the current laws are insufficient and prompt Congress to act. Now it's a matter of putting public pressure on Congress to act.