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We should be taking these guy's monopolies away. Competition is the key to not only good value (i.e. low price/value) but also economic fairness. Ever notice h
by spikels 13y ago
We should be taking these guy's monopolies away. Competition is the key to not only good value (i.e. low price/value) but also economic fairness.
Ever notice how many of the biggest fortunes were built on top of government granted monopolies of some form, such as exclusive licenses, highly regulated industries, copyrights, trademarks and/or patents? Just look at the list of the world richest people:
1. Carlos Slim - telecom monopolies
2. Bill Gates - software copyrights
3. Amancio Ortega - clothing trademarks (brands)
4. Warren Buffet - highly regulated businesses
5. Larry Ellison - software copyrights
6 and 7 - Kock Brothers - highly regulated businesses
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