Quote:All you have to do is look at the SEC filings of these companies, sometimes they even put it in thier Annual Reports.  

 

For instance, Cardinal Health...  They are an insurance holding company.  They have dozens of subsidiaries that provide health insurance all over the country.  They are all centrally organized and basically set the price.  Each subsidiary is controlled by the parent.  So to think that selling across state lines is gonna make a difference really hasn't thought it through, or is not up to speed on how big business works now.  Most industries are consolidated into a few major holding companies..
.  These few holding companies are segmented into subsidiaries that do the same thing under different names.  There is a false appearance of competition, if you are not paying attention or aren't working in the field..
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Here's the list of Cardinal Health's subsidiaries:  http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7...dex211.htm

That's in every industry today...Pepsi owns several large companies, Kraft owns quite a few...There are a few companies that own many other companies that no one knows about...Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco Bell were owned by Pepsi,  Fritos, Lays, Doritos Tropicana, Ruffles, Gatorade, Quaker,  and others are still owned by Pepsi co...

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