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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-27-05 01:43 PM
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5. This is exactly why we have $2.50/ gallon gas
Oh yeah, there's the Saudis and OPEC and what not. But worst of all there are 5 major oil companies controlling the market and fixing prices.

This is why we have $18 CD's, because the music industry is also controlled by 5 major companies.

You can't find a decent concert ticket for under $100 because Ticketmaster and Clear Channel have so monopolized the industry.

Radio? There's Clear Channel again. Along with a handful of other companies like Infinity/Viacom and Entercom. Those 3 companies control most radio markets in this country. Between that and the corporatized record industry, is their any doubt as to why there's very little new music worth listening to for the last decade or so?

BTW, did I mention that Clear Channel was literally founded with Bush money? Granted, they aren't directly involved now. But it was business deals with Junior and political favors from Governor Chimp which made Clear Channel a reality.

You can also thank the corporatists for whatever ridiculous price you pay for broadband internet. I could never go back to dial up, but it still sucks that it's a virtual monopoly.

I could go on and on with this shit, but the bottom line is that this degree of corporate consolidation simply didn't exist 20 years ago, and while it's easy (and accurate) to blame the Chimp and his friends, a lot of it can also be laid directly at the feet of Bill Clinton and the DLC.
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