- 23 Feb 2020 16:51
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This is about a new book written by the economist, Phillipon. 20-30 years ago, America was famous for low prices and intense competition. Now we're famous for the opposite of that. We pay more than guys in europe do for a wide variety of things, from drugs to cell phones to air fare and more.
"It attributes these troubling developments to a decline in competition that has been brought about in large part by the rise of very powerful technology companies and above all by the lack of enforcement of antitrust policies. Philippon also points to the damaging role of politicians who protect the interests of their wealthy donors by sponsoring and creating loopholes in tax and regulatory laws."
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2019-12-10/great-reversal-how-america-gave-free-markets
"In this much-anticipated book, a leading economist argues that many key problems of the American economy are due not to the flaws of capitalism or the inevitabilities of globalization but to the concentration of corporate power. By lobbying against competition, the biggest firms drive profits higher while depressing wages and limiting opportunities for investment, innovation, and growth."
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44326237-the-great-reversal
FDR and TR were right...
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Reversal-America-Gave-Markets/dp/0674237544/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=reversal+book&qid=1582475136&sr=8-2
"It attributes these troubling developments to a decline in competition that has been brought about in large part by the rise of very powerful technology companies and above all by the lack of enforcement of antitrust policies. Philippon also points to the damaging role of politicians who protect the interests of their wealthy donors by sponsoring and creating loopholes in tax and regulatory laws."
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2019-12-10/great-reversal-how-america-gave-free-markets
"In this much-anticipated book, a leading economist argues that many key problems of the American economy are due not to the flaws of capitalism or the inevitabilities of globalization but to the concentration of corporate power. By lobbying against competition, the biggest firms drive profits higher while depressing wages and limiting opportunities for investment, innovation, and growth."
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44326237-the-great-reversal
FDR and TR were right...
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Reversal-America-Gave-Markets/dp/0674237544/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=reversal+book&qid=1582475136&sr=8-2
Facts have a well known liberal bias