From: snark!esr@gvls1.VFL.Paramax.COM (Eric S. Raymond)
To: pmetzger@lehman.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-08-25 07:37:02 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 25 Aug 93 00:37:02 PDT
From: snark!esr@gvls1.VFL.Paramax.COM (Eric S. Raymond)
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 93 00:37:02 PDT
To: pmetzger@lehman.com
Subject: Re: "Trusts" vs. Trust. (was: Re: No digital coins)
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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.
--
Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
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