The Crushing Case Against Antitrust: Tom DiLorenzo on the Tom Woods Show

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/the-crushing-case-against-antitrust-regulation/

The Crushing Case Against Antitrust

That is the topic discussed by Tom Woods and myself on his radio show today. So-called antitrust regulation has always been a protectionist racket that thwarts competition in the name of protecting it. After all, why would politicians promote competition and “the public interest” when they can personally profit from using antitrust as a political pork barrel instead? There’s no political “profit” in simply allowing businesses to compete peacefully. In contrast, there’s always been big money (and votes) for politicians who use antitrust to protect politically-connected businesses (and their unions) FROM competition.

The Crushing Case Against Antitrust: Tom DiLorenzo on The Tom Woods Show
http://tomwoods.com/blog/the-crushing-case-against-antitrust-tom-dilorenzo-on-the-tom-woods-show/
Tom Woods (28 October 2014)

Tom DiLorenzo, whose books include The Real Lincoln and How Capitalism Saved America, reviews the fallacies behind antitrust law, which is normally described as necessary and benign.

We also mentioned the books Concentration, Mergers, and Public Policy, by Yale Brozen, and Antitrust and Monopoly, by Dominick Armentano.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbB0EwuQQpA



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