The Mafia state of mind

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by MH

Actually that is the case.
If you can come up with a product that is superior and more appealing than that of competitor you have a chance to succeed.
Yet you still may need to tie yourself with investors and take risks and fight competitors...
Also...what happens if the competitor delivers you truckload of bills and asks you to leave the stage as it often happens in Hi-Tech industry nowadays.
Some big companies do it to eliminate competitors or to expand the market influence with other products or services.
Should be laws against it?
Should be some legislation which sets limits to to growth of private businesses.
This sort of economy would smell like bad example socialism.
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Actually we have strong monopolists dominating the not free anymore market, with the state being the biggest monopolist of all. Not only does it not work if you start with my suggestions and their implementation in such an infested environment, because the match started by that would be bugged again from beginning on, no - what's worse is that we have a market that is heavily regulated already. One quarter free market,
three quarters planned economy , I woudl say - that is the reality today.

That is socialism, with its mask ripped of. What lies behind the veil it covers its true face with, is the above mentioned mafia state of mind.