Profits are too high. America needs a giant dose of competition

Re:Profits are too high. America needs a giant dose of compe... by swehner on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @10:28AM (#11381676)

I usually stay away from economist "writing."

Here some laughing points from this article:

* according to polling by Pew, a research outfit....

* Return on capital is at near-record levels, too (adjusted for goodwill).

* Together they own 10-20% of most American companies

* The spectre of very big online travel sites dominating the purchase of hotel rooms has led the hotel firms to consolidate, too

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Re:Profits are too high. America needs a giant dose of compe... by BCM43 on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @10:46AM (#11381822)

Care to explain the problems with those statements?

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Re:Profits are too high. America needs a giant dose of compe... by swehner on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @11:26AM (#11382123)

You're sure they are not obvious?

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Re:Profits are too high. America needs a giant dose of compe... by alienasa on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @03:10PM (#11384038)

I'm pretty sure they're not obvious. What are the problems?

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Re:Profits are too high. America needs a giant dose of compe... by jat850 on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @03:04PM (#11383986)

I'm not the GP but they're not obvious to me, either.

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Re:Profits are too high. America needs a giant dose of compe... by astrodust on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @08:30PM (#11386123)

Also looking for some clarification here. Of all the things to nitpick about those are some strange choices.

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