11-10-2017, 08:59 PM
(11-10-2017, 05:52 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: The government does create monopolies. Same reason my only option for internet service is Comcast. AT&T is offered in some parts of my area but I am unable to get Verizon. Like I had when I lived in Brandenton.
Sometimes monopolies are government created, sometimes they occur naturally. Oftentimes, government created monopolies are created to remedy what is already a market failure or because it is a logical process because of infrastructure requirements. Of course, the intention is for these monopolies to be more localized than they have become. Government monopolies at the municipal level are beneficial in a number of ways, but the market and lack of oversight at the federal level has caused behemoth conglomerates to arise and make it so that even municipalities no longer have a real choice.
