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ProfessorGAC

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22. And, You Were Correct

Reply to Mossfern (Reply #20)

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 04:49 PM

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But, the recent business outcomes suggest the regulators have drastically changed the definition of "monopoly".
Apparently, it's not a monopoly unless ONE company holds 80 or 90% of production, even though "soft" price fixing is obvious.

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