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> Why can’t they just let adults buy and sell the way they want to? Perhaps we should all go and (re-)read the history of Standard Oil just to refresh our memo
by logifail 3y ago
> Why can’t they just let adults buy and sell the way they want to?
Perhaps we should all go and (re-)read the history of Standard Oil just to refresh our memories of what it looks like if we were to let that happen?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Oil_Co._of_New_Jersey_v._United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Oil_Co._of_New_Jersey...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Successors_of_Standard_Oil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Successors_of_Standard_Oil
- mcenedella 3y agoYou’re arguing that govt action in 1911 effectively alleviated oil and gas industry influence on the economy and politics? Why then did John D Rockefeller (correctly) advise “buy Standard Oil stock” on hearing the news? https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/20/business/us-v-microsoft-the-hometown-in-seattle-bill-gates-is-still-a-hometown-hero.html https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/20/business/us-v-microsoft-t...