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Re:A salt monopoly could spike car accidents in the Midwest by michaelt on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @11:04AM (#26477667)
The article claims it isn't economic to transport salt >150 miles over land.

So at the very least, you have to buy a salt mine in the right location. Maybe even start a new one, if the existing monopolists own them all.

Not exactly a low barrier to entry IMHO :)

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Re:A salt monopoly could spike car accidents in the Midwest by eru on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @08:49AM (#26490339)
Well, they should focus on reducing barriers to entry.

> The article claims it isn't economic to transport salt >150 miles over land.

The higher the excess profits, the bigger that radius gets.

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