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siliconc0wyesterday at 11:37 PM2 repliesview on HN

We should just progressively tax monopolies. Companies will break themselves up to compete, no decade long DOJ case needed.


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falcor84yesterday at 11:40 PM

Yes, this, and we need to have this progressive tax be over the company's total assets, including subsidiaries.

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hammockyesterday at 11:50 PM

You may be surprised to learn that the US corporate tax (yes, that one, the main one we already have and everyone pays) was originally introduced in 1909 specifically as an antitrust measure, to clip the wings of US Steel and Standard Oil.

Of course the best laid taxes always get abused or turn into something else entirely.

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