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Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by robert_foss on Saturday February 17, 2018 @03:10PM (#16402456)
How can a corporation whose raison d'être is profits be trusted with being in a monopolistic situation?

Sure Amazons power will evaporate as soon as it's abused just like Intels, Microsofts and Dow Chemicals. History tells us this isn't the case.

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Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by scarface74 on Saturday February 17, 2018 @05:53PM (#16403247)
How can a government that has effectively unlimited power be trusted?
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Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by robert_foss on Sunday February 18, 2018 @05:22AM (#16405351)
Because it is elected?
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Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by scarface74 on Sunday February 18, 2018 @07:27AM (#16405717)
Elected yes - representative of the people no. By design - with both the electoral college for President and each state having two Senators, the desires of the less populous states are over represenrated in government. And those two parts of government are in control of deciding the third branch - the Supreme Court.

That's not even to mention how much regulatory power unelected officials in the beuracry has.

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