Shouldn't the issue of MONOPOLIES be being discussed??????

[jus_the_facts]

......sittin' here thinkin' about how many more MONOPOLIES there are these days.....we learned in AMERICAN FREE ENTERPRISE how wrong it is....in the past decade corps have been merging merging merging to have ULTIMATE power and control....yet nobody seems to care much about it......just wondering if anyone else here is concerned and thinks as I do...that this issue is extremely important as it also increases the ability for these MEGA CORPS to lobby the gov't?!

[POed_Ex_Repub]

1. We're about at the point...

Where you can name any industry.. and then name the "Big 5" shortly thereafter. (And the big 5 are almost always in collusion)

[jus_the_facts]

8. Yep....exactly....and it's sooooo very WRONG!

:(

[Melsky]

2. I agree

these companies are becoming way to powerful. We need a strong dose of anti-trust. This is exactly the type of thing that anti trust laws were made to prevent.

[jus_the_facts]

5. yeah thanks to Raygun there's no such thing as anti trust laws.....

....anymore....sadly Big Dog didn't do anything to help stop this from happening either x(

[dumpster_baby]

3. We should also try to INHIBIT the size of corporations

We should make it hard for corporations to grow beyond a certain size. The more small corporations there are, the most the averge citizen is empowered. As corporations get more power, citizen power is diminished.

[jus_the_facts]

9. I hear that..and the bigger ya are...the more ya gotta pay in taxes too...

....for the tax exemptions given to corps are doin' more harm than good!

[Eric J in MN]

4. The more companies merge, the fewer workers they need (nt)

nt

[jus_the_facts]

10. .......and then they send 'em all overseas!!

:puke:

[ibegurpard]

6. Not if the politicians are getting money from them will it be discussed

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[jus_the_facts]

7. well lots of 'em take money from the pharma lobbies....

....but still discuss more affordable drugs....they should take their money and use it against 'em IMHO! :evilgrin: