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Re:California's housing bill SB 50 has died in the state Senate by kortilla on Friday January 31, 2020 @03:09AM (#22199962)
Or strip the government of its power to enable monopolies in the first place.
Re:California's housing bill SB 50 has died in the state Senate by arrosenberg on Friday January 31, 2020 @11:46AM (#22203095)
We've already seen that show. SPOILER: The government didn't create these monopolies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Securities_Company

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Oil

My condolences for your narrative.

Re:California's housing bill SB 50 has died in the state Senate by kortilla on Saturday February 01, 2020 @04:28AM (#22209616)
I recommend you read the section from the Standard Oil article on the criticism of the breakup.

Also, your rebuke is pretty weak if you have one example compared to the thousands of government granted monopolies all over the US.

Re:California's housing bill SB 50 has died in the state Senate by pdonis on Friday January 31, 2020 @10:27AM (#22202423)
Exactly.