You left out oil companies, Braniac. There are a few who control the entire market.Everything you know about monopolies, cartels and collusion. There has never been a monopoly in this country that wasn't government enforced. Cartels always fall apart.
The NBA is a classic example of a government enforced monopoly. OPEC has never been able to enforce any of its quotas on production or prices. Cable monopolies are all government enforced.
All you did is demonstrate your complete ignorance.
No wonder you're a Krugman fan.
I mentioned OPEC, dipstick. I'll repeat, despite having no legal hindrances, OPEC has been unable to enforce any of its production quotas or price limits.
Government created the cable monopoly. Virtually every city in the country grants a monopoly to one cable company or another. that is, they legally exclude any other company from providing services in the area.Are you saying that if a government doesn't break up a monopoly (cable), it is enforcing the monopoly?
Every true monopoly that has ever existed has been government enforced.
OPEC aren't oil companies, Braniac. I'm talking Exxon, Shell, BP...