Government vs. Markets
Amanda Walker
amanda at intercon.com
Thu Oct 6 09:35:35 PDT 1994
> A geographical monopoly with *guns*, and a mandate from the masses to
> use them. I can't say that I've ever seen a Niagara-Mohawk or NYNEX
> tank.
The government does not have a monopoly on military force. In fact, the 2nd
amendment explicitly prohibits such a monopoly, however much it has become
eroded in recent decades.
However, I will agree with you that a certain amount of corporate coercion
goes on with government collusion (not all, however: look at Westlaw or
Equifax for examples).
Amanda Walker
InterCon Systems Corporation
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