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Originally Posted by Cry Havok
How does this
lead to this?
Government is by definition a monopoly. Its the only institution that truly is. The transactions with Time Warner are voluntary, people are not forced to use their services.
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The traditional free-market definitions don't cover where TW operates - the competition in many areas is totally "pretend" with a defacto monopoly in place which isn't properly regulated by the government.
If I don't "choose" to use my electric company - I have no electricity. However, they're a *regulated* monopoly, which means I have some indirect input in how they operate/profiteer via the Public Utility Commission, a government entity.