Opinion of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

[Bo]

Freedom Law. I think this act was very good--it was one of the first to restrict the power and influence of big business. It's a shame that it wasn't enforced for 11 years after it was passed, though.

[perdedor]

I wouldn't think that you would start a thread that glorifies an achievement of Benjamin Harrison's administration. I have to say I agree with you entirely.

[k-onmmunist]

Horrible. Demagogy against successful businesses.

[Bo]

I wouldn't think that you would start a thread that glorifies an achievement of Benjamin Harrison's administration. I have to say I agree with you entirely.

Despite the fact that the act was passed under his watch, he refused (or didn't bother) to enforce it. Thus, I give him little credit for having the law passed if it was only implemented and enforced over a decade later.

[perdedor]

I wouldn't think that you would start a thread that glorifies an achievement of Benjamin Harrison's administration. I have to say I agree with you entirely.

Despite the fact that the act was passed under his watch, he refused (or didn't bother) to enforce it. Thus, I give him little credit for having the law passed if it was only implemented and enforced over a decade later.

Not having enforced it as vigorously as was possible (the federal government did go after Jellico Mountain Coal and several others during his term, however) doesn't mean that he wasn't instrumental in the act's creation and passage.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

Horrible. Demagogy against successful businesses.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Common sense regulation.

[Vepres]

Freedom law.

[Franzl]

Necessary. The free market can only flourish if true competition exists. I have never understood why many libertarians oppose anti-trust legislation.

[k-onmmunist]

Necessary. The free market can only flourish if true competition exists. I have never understood why many libertarians oppose anti-trust legislation.

Because it is fixing a 'problem' which doesn't exist.

[President Mitt]

Horrible. Demagogy against successful businesses.

[Franzl]

Necessary. The free market can only flourish if true competition exists. I have never understood why many libertarians oppose anti-trust legislation.

Because it is fixing a 'problem' which doesn't exist.

You don't see artificial monopolies as a problem?

[k-onmmunist]

Necessary. The free market can only flourish if true competition exists. I have never understood why many libertarians oppose anti-trust legislation.

Because it is fixing a 'problem' which doesn't exist.

You don't see artificial monopolies as a problem?

The only monopolies are those owned by the state. Even with natural monopolies, there is still competition. With toll roads, for example, they still face competition from trains.

[Franzl]

Necessary. The free market can only flourish if true competition exists. I have never understood why many libertarians oppose anti-trust legislation.

Because it is fixing a 'problem' which doesn't exist.

You don't see artificial monopolies as a problem?

The only monopolies are those owned by the state. Even with natural monopolies, there is still competition. With toll roads, for example, they still face competition from trains.

You seriously believe that competition against a monopoly is truly free and fair?

[Vepres]

Necessary. The free market can only flourish if true competition exists. I have never understood why many libertarians oppose anti-trust legislation.

Because it is fixing a 'problem' which doesn't exist.

You don't see artificial monopolies as a problem?

The only monopolies are those owned by the state. Even with natural monopolies, there is still competition. With toll roads, for example, they still face competition from trains.

So, a monopoly on battery manufacturing is okay because somebody can always use steam power

[Franzl]

Necessary. The free market can only flourish if true competition exists. I have never understood why many libertarians oppose anti-trust legislation.

Because it is fixing a 'problem' which doesn't exist.

You don't see artificial monopolies as a problem?

The only monopolies are those owned by the state. Even with natural monopolies, there is still competition. With toll roads, for example, they still face competition from trains.

So, a monopoly on battery manufacturing is okay because somebody can always use steam power

You know it seems like these people would support measures that encourage healthy free market competition...

[Conservative frontier]

Nuetral. I'm leaning to HP Law, though. I used to support it when I was much more liberal on economics. But, now I'm flip-flopping on it.

[James L. Buckley]

Pretty Stupid