[ExI] Capitalism is like a poker game

[Dan]

No, it's not usually random and it's usually called lobbying and often dressed up as necessary regulations for the public interest, the common good, the good of the country, and the like. In other words, corporations don't usually go after competitors by using force directly. They do it indirectly by getting the government to go after competitors.

Regards,

Dan


----- Original Message ----
From: Mirco Romanato <painlord2k at libero.it>
To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Tue, April 13, 2010 2:31:21 PM
Subject: Re: [ExI] Capitalism is like a poker game

Il 13/04/2010 20.11, spike ha scritto:
>> Pity there are so few people who see the problem with *both*
>> government and large (i.e. government-like) corporations.
>> Most see only one side of the coin... Rafal
>
> Giulio the critical difference is that if you don't like a big corporation,
> you have the option of going into business in competition against it.
> Competing against the fed is not so easy, assuming you do not wish to be
> shot or imprisoned.  If you don't like a corporation, you have the option of
> refusing to trade with it.

I would add that any corporation starting to use force against random 
competitors to keep them out of their business is called "government" or 
"mafia".

Mirco