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Re:Temple Student Strike Turns Ugly as School Ends Some Tuit... by IG_Semmelweiss on Thursday February 09, 2023 @10:11PM (#34735170)
2) Monopolies usually form because of government failure, not because of free markets. What you state is true, but its only true because because its a means to an end: It is substantially easier to manipulate government into currying you favor, than it is to build innovation that sticks. The former is just dollars. The latter is dollars + sweat + luck.

1) OK. I challenge you to find a free market that has produced a monopoly company without some kind of govt helping hand. Examples of helping hands: artificially low interest rates (derisking M&A), regulatory capture, or failure to enforce laws (antidumping, antitrust).

3) That's true. And who's fault is that not all true (cheaper) choices are offered to the market ?

Hint: Why so few $1000 new cars, or $200 surgeries? Its not the market that is not willing to make them, rest assured. Its that a certain large body is not allowing others to make their risk:reward choices.

Re:Temple Student Strike Turns Ugly as School Ends Some Tuit... by djbusby on Thursday February 09, 2023 @10:53PM (#34735398)
1) "black market" drugs is pretty close to free-market. But it also gets "help" from the gov; being illegal creates interesting market forces.

Also, the players are trying to corner the market in their territory (create a monopoly)

Re:Temple Student Strike Turns Ugly as School Ends Some Tuit... by WalterBright on Friday February 10, 2023 @11:19AM (#34741717)
> "black market" drugs is pretty close to free-market

Except for that part about shooting one's competition and rampant fraud.