RE: Power RE: Authority of the marketplace?

[John D. Giorgis]

At 06:58 AM 7/17/01 -0700 Nick Arnett wrote:
>> >Our
>> >system seems to be concentrating power (no pun intended) in a relatively
>> >small number of big energy corporations, and I think it
>> inarguable that the
>> >result is less innovation.
>>
>> Do you have any evidence for this?   Either the first part, or the second?
>
>I assumed that most people are aware of the large energy company mergers
>over the last few years.  

I am most certainly aware of them.   Nevertheless, even after the mergers,
the merged companies aren't even the largest energy companies, *let alone*
the largest overall companies.

Thus, your point seems to have little supporting evidence.

>Please bear in mind that I'm not arguing a problem with mergers per se.

Then what *are* you arguing?

JDG
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