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True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)
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« Reply #25 on: May 12, 2015, 10:51:45 PM »

Comcast already controls over 50% of the high-speed Internet market in the U.S., and it faces no competition in a large number of markets. It was a blessing that the government shot down its merger with Time Warner, but we need to take things a step further given its utility status.
Utilities are best regulated rather than broken up. Avoiding unnecessary duplication of infrastructure is generally a good idea. That said, treating communications as private utilities does run the risk of slow rollouts of new technologies.
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« Reply #26 on: May 13, 2015, 02:56:56 AM »

Also airlines, intercity bus travel (Greyhound), oil companies, and retail (Walmart).

I don't understand why the states don't break up monopolies. There's 50 states, and not a single one is breaking up monopolies?
You realize that monopolies generally cross state lines, and therefore an individual state would have little power to do anything about it, right?

Then what's the point of even having states?

Some of these companies cross national lines too, but it used to be that this didn't stop the federal government from regulating them.

The Congress shall have Power ... To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes
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« Reply #27 on: May 13, 2015, 07:59:47 AM »

The Congress shall have Power ... To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes

Then they should start regulating it again.
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« Reply #28 on: May 13, 2015, 09:18:12 AM »

I'm trying to figure out in what way Wal Mart is a monopoly.
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« Reply #29 on: May 13, 2015, 09:43:03 AM »

Public ownership of movie studios would mean an end to the dictation of what we see in the theaters by a small clique of owners, and allow for better films to be made because it would open up the industry to democratic input. Same goes for television, of course.

Oh, if only there were a way for people to express what kinds of movies and television shows they want to see.
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« Reply #30 on: May 14, 2015, 08:58:27 AM »

I'm trying to figure out in what way Wal Mart is a monopoly.

I'm guessing in many rural areas with the decline of independent shops (partially caused by the undermining effect caused by megamarts), the local Wal Mart may be the only feasible way a family can get groceries.
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« Reply #31 on: May 14, 2015, 09:05:07 AM »

I'm guessing in many rural areas with the decline of independent shops (partially caused by the undermining effect caused by megamarts), the local Wal Mart may be the only feasible way a family can get groceries.

Walmart does have a monopoly in some small towns. I know folks in small towns who hate Walmart but they don't have a choice but to shop there.
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« Reply #32 on: May 14, 2015, 09:34:30 AM »

I'm guessing in many rural areas with the decline of independent shops (partially caused by the undermining effect caused by megamarts), the local Wal Mart may be the only feasible way a family can get groceries.

Walmart does have a monopoly in some small towns. I know folks in small towns who hate Walmart but they don't have a choice but to shop there.
That strikes me as odd.  At least here in South Carolina, Walmart avoids towns so small that they would be the only grocery option.
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« Reply #33 on: May 15, 2015, 06:30:03 PM »

Why would we want to turn the clock back?

There's something hilariously ironic about a post starting with this sentence and then advocating antiquated economics like nationalization.

what makes it "antiquated"?  is it because it hasn't been done in the Global North since Thatcher/Reagan?

Do you have another word for a technique discarded for over a third of a century that isn't antiquated?

EDIT: Perhaps "Old-school" or "retro" would work. Get your bell bottoms and disco gear back, nationalization has returned.

sorry for the late reply here.  would you consider there to be a difference between 'antiquated' and 'obsolete' in this instance?
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