The Coercive Monopoly

Contrived justifications for exploitation and extortion


Excellent article on the robber barons methods of operation...

Witch-hunting For Robber Barons: The Standard Oil Store

Among the great misconceptions of the free economy is the widely-held belief that “laissez faire” embodies a natural tendency toward monopoly concentration. Under unfettered capitalism, so goes the familiar refrain, large firms would systematically devour smaller ones, corner markets, and stamp out competition until every inhabitant of the land fell victim to their power. Just as popular is the notion that John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company of the late 1800s gave substance to such an evil course of events.

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