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Ownership is not precise and clear. There are always new cases to figure out what it means. Like, if there are two pieces of public land, which meet at a corne
by eesmith 2y ago
Ownership is not precise and clear. There are always new cases to figure out what it means.
Like, if there are two pieces of public land, which meet at a corner, and two pieces of private land on either side of the corner, then are you trespassing on private land if you step from public land to public land across the corner?
I think all of the big IT companies deserve to be beat, broken up, and strict laws placed in future power. That's different than using the cudgel to only go after the ones which disagree with whoever is in power.
> for political reasons
My view is non-partisan. If Amazon were to become a worker-owned co-op tomorrow, infused by the spirit of Joe Hill, I would still want it broken up.
> They can't do that with property law because property law is well defined.
The US has some very big cudgels already.
The government can pass laws changing what property law means. The government has very broad power to seize land, and exercise eminent domain. The government can nationalize companies.
If the US decides to invade Canada and Microsoft turns off services to the US military, do you have any doubts that the US will nationalize Microsoft? I don't.
> evidence that harm was done
See, fundamentally we have different interpretation of market abuse. Bork's view is simple - only look at the effect on consumers.
That simplicity doesn't make it right. Antitrust laws are meant to encourage competition. The free market does not like competition.
The law is full of edge cases. That's why we have the courts.
Since there isn't a precise and clear definition of "cruel and unusual punishment", should we get rid of it?