Free Market Capitalists, How should natural monopolies be addressed?

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[–]la_cues 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Regulations increase barriers to entry.

Not if the regulation specifically ONLY removes the potential power of a company in a "monopoly position".

So, a regulation that seeks to minimize regulations for the individual looking to engage in market.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It would be nice if it worked that way. But it doesn't. There's too much money floating around in monopolies, and they can use that money to influence government regulators who are all too open to being bribed. After their term they go to work for the monopolies at high salary.