Re:America has a monopoly problem
by curiousgeorgio on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @11:15AM
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Except this game isn't governed by just one body. It's a global economy, so even if your own country "strips your medals", you just move to the country that won't do that.
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>you just move to the country that won't do that.
The US leverage is limiting access to US markets for companies that do that.
Re:America has a monopoly problem
by curiousgeorgio on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @11:51AM
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Well, the problem is "companies that do that" is a matter of legal interpretation, and companies will find loopholes in that definition as well. If you get too restrictive, that can also have some pretty serious political consequences, so there's not as much leverage as one might think.
And face the possibility of being banned from doing business with that one body, or the country that body governs.
As bad as China is to foreign companies, they're still bashing away at the doors to be let in. Imagine any of GAFA being blocked from doing business in the US.