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Re:Want to rescue rural America? Bust monopolies by s73ver on Sunday April 23, 2017 @07:22PM (#14180990)
Who cares what it's called? Wouldn't we all prefer a fair market, even if it does mean regulation?
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Re:Want to rescue rural America? Bust monopolies by conanbatt on Sunday April 23, 2017 @08:29PM (#14181205)
Who decides what is fair?
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Re:Want to rescue rural America? Bust monopolies by kamaal on Monday April 24, 2017 @04:05AM (#14182632)
Merit.

If you have a better product. A bigger corporate shouldn't be allowed to use its war chest to swing things in favor through buying out politicians, law or other such stuff.

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Re:Want to rescue rural America? Bust monopolies by s73ver on Monday April 24, 2017 @01:10PM (#14186020)
While I agree with the second part, "Merit" isn't an unbiased descriptor. At the end of the day, deciding what criteria constitutes "Merit" and who has earned it is up to people. People with their own biases.
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Re:Want to rescue rural America? Bust monopolies by zeusk on Monday April 24, 2017 @11:46AM (#14185231)
and who decides what is a better product and on what basis? a `better` product isn't always what a consumer wants - value for money is a thing.
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