On: Monopolies across the grocery supply chain squeeze...

[AtlasBarfed]

Monopolies and cartels are basically the entire US economy.

At this point it's basically proven to be the end state of any "free" market in the real world.

Technological innovation is the only thing that truly disrupts monopolies and cartels.

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There’s a legal mechanism to merge companies through aquisition. There is no legal mechanism to split a company up. Even bankruptcy is case by case and doesn’t always result in a split.

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I don't know but I have heard about companies spinning off smaller companies.