The American KGB
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Submitted by sneakin on Sun, 2004/08/22 - 11:03.
The American Gestapo
Searching CapMag.com I found an article titled The American KGB: The Department of Justice's Antitrust Department by Richard Salsman, CFA. Guess the secret police snuck in under the radar before the year 2000:
In short, the minute you go into business, whatever price policy you adopt, you violate the antitrust laws. You're guilty for being in business as such. You're presumed guilty until you prove yourself innocent, a direct perversion of proper justice. Does this mean every enterprise is prosecuted under the antitrust laws? No. But the wide discretion and limitless capacity to attack anyone, anywhere, at anytime, gives the trustbusters enormous power.
From that article, I can understand why a business would want to move or outsource outside of the US—to be Free.
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