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Re:Criticizing Google got me fired by foota on Thursday August 31, 2017 @04:32PM (#15143672)
I realize you're quoting here, but two century old? Wasn't the start of US antitrust law at the beginning of the 20th century?
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Re:Criticizing Google got me fired by clarkevans on Thursday August 31, 2017 @05:49PM (#15144264)
The founding of the United States can be seen as a rebellion against British crony capitalism.

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/tea-act

https://core.ac.uk/display/76558315 # Monopolies and the Constitution: A History of Crony Capitalism

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Re:Criticizing Google got me fired by dgacmu on Thursday August 31, 2017 @04:57PM (#15143849)
A tad bit earlier - the Sherman Antitrust Act was 1890.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_Act

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