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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight
Anti trust laws preserver free speech by ensuring fair access for everyone. The logical end result of a completely free market is monopoly, which is the antithesis of freedom. Checks and balances are necessary.
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Monopolies, with the exception of the Federal Government monopoly, prosper only at the whim of the consumer who chooses to support them. If a media company manages to complete dominate the airwaves, it does so only because people want its product and don't care about alternatives. What's fair about crippling companies that produce things people actually want to see?
Typically, the "barriers to entry" arguments that the government uses to excuse its trust-busting activities are a self-fulfilling prophecy brought about by excessive regulations, fees, fines and other assorted goodies from our friends in D.C. that make it difficult for upstarts to gain fair access to the market. On the free market, no monopoly can gain and maintain its strength over its competitors without constantly adapting to the needs of the consumer. Yay capitalism.