[dyed_in_the_wool]

Fair enough, but on this thread (maybe because of the author of the original piece) it could sound as though you're anti-free trade, or protectionist, etc.
Don't just hold the corporations responsible, although some are. Government has made it happen this way. They tax the wealthy at 40%+ and then are amazed when heir leave the country.
And with Dick Armey retiring, there'll be no more economists in congress.

FWIW, I can understand some protections.
And I also think MicroSoft should be carefully broken into at least two, maybe 3 different organizations. Boy, THAT went over great. But if you read REAL free-market thinkers you'll see that monopolies are inherently BAD for open and free markets and that is what MicroSoft most definitely has.

Balance in all things, liberty above all. -- Me.

[Protagoras]

Microsoft is not a monopoly. But that for a different thread.