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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Robert Bork:

He also became an influential antitrust scholar, arguing that consumers often benefited from corporate mergers and that antitrust law should focus on consumer welfare rather than on ensuring competition.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, it's fine if you drive all your competition out of business, as long as the consumer "isn't harmed"^TM^ . But, of course, how are you going to prove that the consumer isn't harmed?