[VRWC_minion]

Once again, it bears repeating, the weakest among us expect the government to legislate our preferences and make us competitive!

The chains are not exactly the weakest among us. You have a problem that the market creates large companies that have disproportionate sway over laws and regulations. Unfortunately, that is the free market at work. It isn't pretty but thats how it works. Competition is done at all levels not just in the sales field.

[CSM]

"You have a problem that the market creates large companies that have disproportionate sway over laws and regulations. Unfortunately, that is the free market at work."

As soon as a market can be controlled with laws and regulations, allowing for one company to be successful over another, then we no longer have a free market. We end up with a government controlled market. What would a government controlled market be, except for say......satisfying to you. It would be a let's see, hmmm..............a communistic government or a socialistic government.

Why do you never directly answer the questions that I post to you?

[Madame Dufarge]

Competition is done at all levels not just in the sales field.

It's not competition if the "non-profit" control freaks that drive government today interfere.

Good jobs at good wages for the otherwise unemployable, pestering adults.

[Shethink13]

You have a problem that the market creates large companies that have disproportionate sway over laws and regulations. Unfortunately, that is the free market at work. It isn't pretty but thats how it works. Competition is done at all levels not just in the sales field.

I think you need to bone up on your study of economic models. Government regulation of private business is more akin to fascism, and has no correlation whatsoever to the free market.