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0 pointsBoiledCabbage2y ago0 comments

> > One of the single most important roles of government is to eliminate heavily unbalanced concentrations of power

> I've seen no historical evidence that any government, ever, has even attempted this "role".

With all due respect, you may not be very familiar with the topic being discussed at all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law

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NoMoreNicksLeft2y ago

I'm well aware of what's said in that link.

But I thought we were discussing reality, and not whatever weird fiction you've imagined about those things. That was lip service to the idea, little more. Do you prefer Standard Oil, or Ma Bell where they broke up the national monopoly into a bunch of regional ones with no competition?

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