tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17320859.post3463399164517520645..comments2023-10-31T02:02:10.136-07:00Comments on Immodest Proposals: It's a Good Day to Complain About Semi-Monopolies and Their Ass-Tastic Ways . . .XWLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17320859.post-39581610446108235582008-08-14T08:35:00.000-07:002008-08-14T08:35:00.000-07:00It was a new thought to me a while back when I rea...It was a new thought to me a while back when I read that businesses hate competition because it brings uncertain outcomes -- they want to strangle their competitors and have monopoly power so they're free to operate as they choose. It's obvious, but I'd never thought of it that way. Competition is only a tool to get to the real goal -- monopoly power. And the most dangerous monopoly power of all is government. <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/08/la-ban-on-new-fast-food-restaurants-in.html" REL="nofollow">No fast food for you poor people</A> -- you use your freedom the wrong way!<BR/><BR/>On an unrelated note, a couple of guys from AT&T came by a few weeks ago touting their new fiber optic service. "How does it get in the house?" I asked. "Through the cable," they said. Good plan -- build a superhighway to within 100 feet of my house and then connect to it with a one-lane ramp.P_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130988618277500381noreply@blogger.com