This is a common theme in Republican administrations dating back to presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. What you do is you break the government, make it very hard for the government to function, and then you loudly announce that the government can’t do anything.
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… anticompetitive, unfair, and deceptive practices in the marketplace, empowering the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) … anticompetitive, unfair, and deceptive practices in the marketplace, empowering the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) … - page 868
… actions, therefore, turn on the antitrust principles and market principles it adopts. Modern approaches to antitrust … actions, therefore, turn on the antitrust principles and market principles it adopts. Modern approaches to antitrust … - page 868
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… intend this purely economic understanding of competitive markets—and the normative assumptions that undergird it—to … effects on democratic institutions such as free speech, the marketplace of ideas, shareholder control, and managerial … intend this purely economic understanding of competitive markets—and the normative assumptions that undergird it—to … - page 870
… Similarly, identifying the institutional threats that market - 12826 Similarly, identifying the institutional threats that market concentration can pose, the former Republican … 870 … Similarly, identifying the institutional threats that market concentration can pose, the former Republican … - page 870
… and conglomerate mergers, vertical price maintenance and market division agreements, tying arrangements, exclusive … and conglomerate mergers, vertical price maintenance and market division agreements, tying arrangements, exclusive … - page 871
… 12834 Beyond antitrust injury, we are witnessing in today’s markets the use of economic power—often market and perhaps even monopoly power—to undermine … society, and, indeed, rule of law. Without rule of law, markets themselves will wither.’ Chapter Federal Trade … - page 871
… For Friedman, market mechanisms, not political mechanisms, - 12838 For Friedman, market mechanisms, not political mechanisms, are the … Federal Trade Commission Page number 871 … For Friedman, market mechanisms, not political mechanisms, are the … - page 871
… therefore, the role of government itself in maintaining market concentration in areas ranging from pharmaceuticals … therefore, the role of government itself in maintaining market concentration in areas ranging from pharmaceuticals … - page 871
… agenda, nothing will stop the bureaucracy’s anti-free market, leftist march. Chapter Federal Trade Commission Page … agenda, nothing will stop the bureaucracy’s anti-free market, leftist march. … Others think that the post-New Deal … - page 873
… This is especially the case in concentrated industries with market power.”® Chapter Federal Trade Commission Page number … This is especially the case in concentrated industries with market power.”® … Milton Friedman recognized this problem … - page 874
… particularly when it occurs in industries that enjoy market power and special privileges or relationships with … particularly when it occurs in industries that enjoy market power and special privileges or relationships with … - page 874
… such decisions are often justified on public relations, marketing, or branding grounds—and normally such decisions, … highly regulated; (3) enjoys legal privileges; (4) enjoys market power; and (5) appears to engage in its own political … certain government privileges or relationships and/ or market power, should not replace democratic decision-making … - page 874
… regulatory requirements so burdensome that they deter market entrance by smaller entities without the resources to … regulatory requirements so burdensome that they deter market entrance by smaller entities without the resources to … - page 874
… the FTC’s jurisdiction: Big Tech, hospital mergers, supermarket mergers, and so forth. Chapter Federal Trade … the FTC’s jurisdiction: Big Tech, hospital mergers, supermarket mergers, and so forth. … Antitrust Enforcement. As is … - page 876
… is some evidence that the major internet platforms have market power, resulting in increased prices for advertisers, … numerous government studies have found evidence of market power.”* And while some data show declining … is some evidence that the major internet platforms have market power, resulting in increased prices for advertisers, … - page 877
… cannot be lightly discounted, considering the tremendous market power of these firms and their market cap, with the top five firms of the U.S. market (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, and Alphabet) … - page 878
… Beyond the fact that most user data are proprietary, online markets change so quickly that econometric conclusions are … dropout and replacement by another successor firm with vast market power—seems to be emerging. Chapter Federal Trade … Beyond the fact that most user data are proprietary, online markets change so quickly that econometric conclusions are … - page 878
… will persist (Type II error) and continue to damage markets, while failure to take antitrust action (Type I … will persist (Type II error) and continue to damage markets, while failure to take antitrust action (Type I … - page 879
… differences, as keys to how platforms create and keep market power.*° Chapter Federal Trade Commission Page number … differences, as keys to how platforms create and keep market power.*° … Certain online services, such as social … - page 879
… to antitrust and consumer protection continue to trust markets, not government , to give people what they want and … to antitrust and consumer protection continue to trust markets, not government, to give people what they want and … - page 879
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