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Dawson Leery

(19,582 posts) Thu Sep 18, 2025, 02:08 PM Sep 2025

Break up all monopolies!

No more corporate coddling. Break up all monopolies!

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Break up all monopolies! (Original Post) Dawson Leery Sep 2025 OP

It's the law. Perhaps you are thinking of some non-monopolies as monopolies? Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #1

Monopolies still exist today, although their form and prevalence vary across industries and regions. elleng Sep 2025 #2

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

1. It's the law. Perhaps you are thinking of some non-monopolies as monopolies?

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Thu Sep 18, 2025, 02:11 PM

Sep 2025

elleng

(141,926 posts)

2. Monopolies still exist today, although their form and prevalence vary across industries and regions.

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Thu Sep 18, 2025, 02:18 PM

Sep 2025

While true monopolies controlling an entire market are rare, many large companies dominate specific sectors through legal structures, dominant market share, or government-sanctioned control. Examples include energy and utility companies holding regional monopolies, government-run services like the USPS, and large tech platforms that exert significant control over advertising, online search, and social media.

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