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Should government go further in regulating merger and acquisition activities that have the potential to eliminate jobs or are these events the proper function of somewhat free markets allocating capital to its highest and best use?
1 posted on 07/10/2017 2:53:54 AM PDT by buckalfa
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To: buckalfa

Antitrust laws are arguably a legitimate governmental action. What percentage of the Rx drug market would Walgreens/Rite-Aid, CVS, and Wal-Mart have?


2 posted on 07/10/2017 3:01:00 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: buckalfa

Stopping a monopoly situation is a good thing .


3 posted on 07/10/2017 3:10:17 AM PDT by ncalburt (ll)
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To: buckalfa
Should government go further in regulating merger and acquisition activities that have the potential to eliminate jobs

NO !

4 posted on 07/10/2017 3:44:26 AM PDT by onona (Stop stonewalling Judicial Watch and release the documents)
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To: buckalfa

Should government go further in regulating merger and acquisition activities that have the potential to eliminate jobs

NO !


6 posted on 07/10/2017 3:53:06 AM PDT by GizzyGirl
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To: buckalfa

Should government interfere when a business decides to become more efficient? I thought we elected Trump to try to keep government from overstepping -— looks like we have gotten so used to it that we want to cherry pick where it oversteps to keep our s=personal sensibilities happy.


7 posted on 07/10/2017 4:09:05 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: buckalfa; upchuck

SC Ping


8 posted on 07/10/2017 4:40:27 AM PDT by Gamecock ("We always choose according to our greatest inclination at the moment." R.C. Sproul)
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To: buckalfa

False question. Jobs aren’t the test, market share is.

Large cartels are certainly easier for a Fascist state to manage than a lot of small competitors. Small companies are more of a populist idea.

It all comes down to whether one is Wall Street or Main Street.


9 posted on 07/10/2017 5:16:40 AM PDT by PAR35
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