Comment Re:In "competition", consumers always lose. (Score 1) 327
Ok, we've established that government intervention can empower competition. Now we are just haggling over the best way to do it.
Government regulations do not have that effect. Not even close. Quite the opposite, really.
Worked pretty well when they broke up Ma Bell.
Assuming we're not talking about assasination, the way to "eliminate competitors" in a free market is to have a better product.
I don't see how more government control would help that.
That is what government regulation is for. It is to ensure that the best product wins under its own merits and that all costs are taken into account.
According to the latest official figures, 43% of all statistics are totally worthless.