That’s not my understanding The Gilded Age Trusts were brought down regardless as to whether they misused their power. It wasn’t just oil. Monopolies are like

That’s not my understanding The Gilded Age Trusts were brought down regardless as to whether they misused their power. It wasn’t just oil. Monopolies are like a positive feedback loop which causes the market to diverge into a barely functional state It doesn’t matter if they abused their market position, monopolies are to be corrected, mens rea present or not