True. Now the question is how much is "so much"? Answer: if you have a near-monopoly as the middle-man between people in a market, you have almost all the power

True. Now the question is how much is "so much"? Answer: if you have a near-monopoly as the middle-man between people in a market, you have almost all the power. In this case, "so much" is "SOOOO much".