> Indeed they should. But most markets tend to settle down to a small number > of companies, although never just one.
you got to be joking me. Think the early part of the 20th century before anti-trust laws. The Free Market created near-monopolies in almost every sector. Hollywood, Steel, Oil, Rubber..... Without any market regulation, a rich man (usually always men) can do anything they want. a free market does not mean competition. > What's outrageous? That companies should be able to shoot themselves in the > foot if they choose? > Here's the situation: Broadband providers are now artificial monopolies, > due to legislation. Now we bemoan the problems inherent in the nature of a > monopoly, and have two solutions before us. We can remove their monopoly > status. Or we can add still more legislative engineering on top, in order to attempt to > create a monopoly that doesn't stink like a monopoly. Sort of like a fat-free > oil, or calorie-free sweetener, we want to tamper with nature. (Then we > find out saccharin makes people gain weight.) > I don't think our economic and legislative skills are up to the task. The > fact that the current crisis is of OUR OWN DOING indicates our inability to > successfully tamper with markets. > Make no mistake, economy is like ecology. It is a naturally occurring > phenomenon, whose principles were discovered and researched by scientists. > It is not a machine designed by a team of engineers. > I find something very suburban in this denial of nature. i hear you Charles. I dont agree that we cant work as a society. Legislation evolves with the time. Any problems occur usually because commercial interests write their own legislation (think Prescription Drugs bill that the Republicans passed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_Prescription_Drug%2C_Improvement%2C_and_Modernization_Act) Tell me where this dream of freedom is being lived where there are no need for laws and people live together in common sense. im there. jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
