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1993-08-25 - Re: “Trusts” vs. Trust. (was: Re: No digital coins)

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From: khijol!erc@colossus.apple.com (Ed Carp)
To: snark!esr@gvls1.VFL.Paramax.COM (Eric S. Raymond)
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Message ID: <m0oVNxZ-00021zC@khijol>
Reply To: <m0oVBee-000BfPC@snark.uucp>
UTC Datetime: 1993-08-25 17:32:09 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 25 Aug 93 10:32:09 PDT

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From: khijol!erc@colossus.apple.com (Ed Carp)
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 93 10:32:09 PDT
To: snark!esr@gvls1.VFL.Paramax.COM (Eric S. Raymond)
Subject: Re: "Trusts" vs. Trust. (was: Re: No digital coins)
In-Reply-To: <m0oVBee-000BfPC@snark.uucp>
Message-ID: <m0oVNxZ-00021zC@khijol>
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> 
> Perry Metzger writes:
> > Never happened. Its a myth, plain and simple.
> >       Oh, and Standard Oil was dropping in market share as fast
> > as a stone when it was broken up.
> > Nah. The Sherman Antitrust Act and all its friends are based partially
> > on myths, and partially on the desire of businessmen to get government
> > ENFORCEMENT of cartels.
> > Monopolies, cartels, etc, are all a myth.
> 
> You are objectively correct about all this.
> 
> You're also being obnoxious and shouldn't have started this argument.
> 
> Please stop.

I don't think so.  Perry's arguments were well-reasoned and not obnoxious
at all.  Perhaps some don't like to be proven they are wrong?
-- 
Ed Carp, N7EKG			erc@apple.com			510/659-9560
                            anon-0001@khijol.uucp
If you want magic, let go of your armor.  Magic is so much stronger than
steel!        -- Richard Bach, "The Bridge Across Forever"

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