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From: wallace@ucbvax.ARPA (David E. Wallace)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Re: Re:Big Corporations 'filling the
Message-ID: <4997@ucbvax.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 21-Feb-85 15:11:22 EST
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.4997
Posted: Thu Feb 21 15:11:22 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 22-Feb-85 11:43:37 EST
References: <1977@inmet.UUCP>
Reply-To: wallace@ucbvax.UUCP (David E. Wallace)
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In article <1977@inmet.UUCP> nrh@inmet.UUCP writes:
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>I've reprinted your entire article (minus signature) to demonstrate a
>point: you have yet to give an example of a stable monopoly not
>regulated or otherwise helped by government.  I agree that your logic
>with your assumptions COULD lead to somewhat-more-stable monopolies, but
>my argument was empirical: there have been no historic examples of such
>monopolies.  Either come up with some, or please, please, stop talking
>about the dangers of monopoly.  

Hmmm.  I'm not the original poster here, but I don't like the flavor of this
argument.  Try applying such logic to a discussion on the consequences of
WWIII:

	I agree that your logic with your assumptions COULD lead to a
	somewhat-more-destructive superpower thermonuclear exchange,
	but my argument was empirical: there have been no historic examples
	of such exchanges.  Either come up with some, or please, please,
	stop talking about the dangers of such exchanges.

Riiiight.

Moral: Just because it's never happened doesn't mean it never will, especially
if basic conditions change (the original discussion was about the potential
evolution of monopoly power under a perfectly free economy, which has never
existed yet either, right?).

Dave Wallace
(...!ucbvax!wallace, wallace@Berkeley)