For Obama and Clinton supporters - how will they encourage anti-trust prosecutions?

[Sarah Ibarruri]

I just found out all the "fancy" department stores in my neck of the woods, were swallowed up by 1 company. How will Obama and Clinton take care of this HUGE corporate problem so it doesn't happen?

[Mythsaje]

1. What problem?

:shrug:

;)

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. Huh? The corporate problem that all companies end up purchased by 1 or 2 or 3 mass companies....

... allowing no competition. How will they encourage the use of anti-trust laws (or pass new anti-trust laws) to break up and to disallow these mergers that damage our middle class economy, while enriching the economy of the rich?

[Mythsaje]

5. You asked what their response will be...

I was answering you.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

6. Oh. :( That's disappointing. I was hoping they'd have more of a response, you know? nt

[elleng]

2. VERY important issue

for all of us, rarely addressed specifically.

[Double T]

4. Breaking up the MONOPOLIES and GIANT MULTINATIONALS............

is an absolute MUST but WHO the hell has the guts, fortitude and leadership to do it? That's the PERSON I want for MY PRESIDENT!!

[Sarah Ibarruri]

7. That's the person I want for my president too. And the person I DO NOT want for president.....

... is whoever believes that they should not be broken up, and/or will do nothing to break them up.

[Double T]

9. Solidarity with YOU!!

[Sarah Ibarruri]

13. Thanks!! nt

[GodlessBiker]

8. Easy. Make Ralph Nader the Attorney General.

[stillcool]

10. what an idea!

[Sarah Ibarruri]

12. Ralph Nader can kiss my @#$. I used to admire him. He's responsible for people suffering ...

... for 8 years under this piece of crap in the White House. AS far as I'm concerned, Ralph Nader stopped existing when he became a selfish sob more willing to let the old and helpless suffer 8 years under Bush, than to let a somewhat centrist Democrat go to the White House.

[GodlessBiker]

14. You don't hold the people who voted for him even slightly responsible?

[Sarah Ibarruri]

15. I hold those people as responsible as I hold him. nt

[no name no slogan]

11. K&R because it's a great question

If I were president, I'd start by not renewing their government contracts.

The government is one of the largest purchasers of goods and services in the country. If a company is using anticompetitive practices to an unfair advantage, I'd refuse to renew its contracts or buy any more goods from it.

Sometimes, that's the only language they'll understand.