Originally posted by sh76I said difficult, not impossible. Sure, there are cartel convictions all the time. And there are also plenty of cartels which continue without problems. Like Adam Smith said, the law should not facilitate cartels because they form naturally in the free market.
In the late 1980s, the Major League Baseball owners got socked for collusion. It can be proven. Disgruntled employees, whatever.
Anti-trust laws have existed for over a century. They can be enforced.
Adam Smith never read the Sherman or Clayton Acts, which of course, would make sense, given that they were passed when he had been dead for over a century.
Originally posted by sh76Don't let 'em get you down, sh76! We all know you to be a conservative in the best sense: with a thoughtful commitment to family values, a proper pride in your ethnic/religious heritage, and a decent respect for the best institutions and traditions of your country. Don't let the right-wing radicals tell you anything different! Maintain the standards of pragmatic, reasonable American conservatism!
I think I'm going to give up on labels. I don't even know what's considered "conservative" any more.