Quote:You're saying it again, but I'm still not sure what you're implying. Regulation is probably too broad of a term since it can encompass pretty much anything the government puts forth, from environmental policies to anti-piracy laws to collusion.


I don't see how a Federal antitrust law saying that a particular business, e.g. AT&T, cannot have more than a certain percentage of the telecommunications industry is somehow a government monopoly over that particular industry.

Just look at the main fields of commerce in America today.


1 education almost a complete monopoly by the federal government the department of education morphed out of regulation into a monopoly on education. It even reaches into secondary education what percent of student loans are exclusively through the federal system?


2 energy - if regulations is supposed to prevent monopolies why do most people only have one choice for their electricity? Because when government can't completely control an industry they build a network of no competition and sell it to the highest bidder. It's why you only have one option for your power land line phone and cable.


There's endless examples where government is not a referee as ytram put it but rather an active player seeking to eliminate competition through regulation.

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