For several decades now there has been happening a chain of events in America that lead to a virtual monopoly in every sector of consumer goods and services. Perhaps it all started with the bold reliance on the Adam Smith's laws of economic self-regulation, but it certainly looks like the government has taken a back seat now. My claim is that in most business segments there is a duo- or tri-poly in USA, with two or three major companies dominating the market and having an easy time of making all sorts of illegal agreements that make them a virtual monopoly. read more »

