Re: Antitrust: Is there really a point?
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I haven't expressed an opinion as to what should be limited, but, since we're using analogies without too much weight to make points, saying there different is more like saying electricity and magnetism are two seperate forces because they run along different axis.
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OK, let's just dispense with the BS analogies, then. The difference is that market power is obtained through voluntary, mutually-beneficial transactions and coercive power is obtained through violence (or the threat thereof). Power is not the problem. Coercion is.
If you dislike the fact that people often trade market power for political power, the solution should be obvious. If you discovered that people often trade shiny metal disks for violent favors, would you believe that banning shiny metal disks (or limiting people's ability to use them for trade) will stop the sale of violent favors?
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