#monopolies — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #monopolies, aggregated by home.social.
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@Geri @HighlandLawyer Thank you Geri, sincerely, for answering that. So it’s settled, Landlord is not an appropriate name for property professionals? Private equity for commercial rentals or private property rentals for individuals is the issue if no regulations, but now there are more for the later. No doubt the financial markets are infatuated with billionaires’ corporations, estates and investors like the unearned wealth of Duke of Westminster or the earned ones of the Candy brothers, Dyson, Murdoch and Branson etc. so we should expect more slum and drug riddled housing estates? Hereditary peers have just been superseded by oligarchs, and plutocrats but the monarchy is exempt. Hence, if I have not erred, all that’s left is to abolish the crony quangos, bribery and lobbying of antitrust monopolies. The point being, none should have to worry or fear the rise of those like Mr. Frog’s and his fascist financiers! #Antitrust #monopolies #rentalbusiness #property #professionals #socialhousing #billionaires
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@Geri @HighlandLawyer Thank you Geri, sincerely, for answering that. So it’s settled, Landlord is not an appropriate name for property professionals? Private equity for commercial rentals or private property rentals for individuals is the issue if no regulations, but now there are more for the later. No doubt the financial markets are infatuated with billionaires’ corporations, estates and investors like the unearned wealth of Duke of Westminster or the earned ones of the Candy brothers, Dyson, Murdoch and Branson etc. so we should expect more slum and drug riddled housing estates? Hereditary peers have just been superseded by oligarchs, and plutocrats but the monarchy is exempt. Hence, if I have not erred, all that’s left is to abolish the crony quangos, bribery and lobbying of antitrust monopolies. The point being, none should have to worry or fear the rise of those like Mr. Frog’s and his fascist financiers! #Antitrust #monopolies #rentalbusiness #property #professionals #socialhousing #billionaires
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@Geri @HighlandLawyer Thank you Geri, sincerely, for answering that. So it’s settled, Landlord is not an appropriate name for property professionals? Private equity for commercial rentals or private property rentals for individuals is the issue if no regulations, but now there are more for the later. No doubt the financial markets are infatuated with billionaires’ corporations, estates and investors like the unearned wealth of Duke of Westminster or the earned ones of the Candy brothers, Dyson, Murdoch and Branson etc. so we should expect more slum and drug riddled housing estates? Hereditary peers have just been superseded by oligarchs, and plutocrats but the monarchy is exempt. Hence, if I have not erred, all that’s left is to abolish the crony quangos, bribery and lobbying of antitrust monopolies. The point being, none should have to worry or fear the rise of those like Mr. Frog’s and his fascist financiers! #Antitrust #monopolies #rentalbusiness #property #professionals #socialhousing #billionaires
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@Geri @HighlandLawyer Thank you Geri, sincerely, for answering that. So it’s settled, Landlord is not an appropriate name for property professionals? Private equity for commercial rentals or private property rentals for individuals is the issue if no regulations, but now there are more for the later. No doubt the financial markets are infatuated with billionaires’ corporations, estates and investors like the unearned wealth of Duke of Westminster or the earned ones of the Candy brothers, Dyson, Murdoch and Branson etc. so we should expect more slum and drug riddled housing estates? Hereditary peers have just been superseded by oligarchs, and plutocrats but the monarchy is exempt. Hence, if I have not erred, all that’s left is to abolish the crony quangos, bribery and lobbying of antitrust monopolies. The point being, none should have to worry or fear the rise of those like Mr. Frog’s and his fascist financiers! #Antitrust #monopolies #rentalbusiness #property #professionals #socialhousing #billionaires
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@Geri @HighlandLawyer Thank you Geri, sincerely, for answering that. So it’s settled, Landlord is not an appropriate name for property professionals? Private equity for commercial rentals or private property rentals for individuals is the issue if no regulations, but now there are more for the later. No doubt the financial markets are infatuated with billionaires’ corporations, estates and investors like the unearned wealth of Duke of Westminster or the earned ones of the Candy brothers, Dyson, Murdoch and Branson etc. so we should expect more slum and drug riddled housing estates? Hereditary peers have just been superseded by oligarchs, and plutocrats but the monarchy is exempt. Hence, if I have not erred, all that’s left is to abolish the crony quangos, bribery and lobbying of antitrust monopolies. The point being, none should have to worry or fear the rise of those like Mr. Frog’s and his fascist financiers! #Antitrust #monopolies #rentalbusiness #property #professionals #socialhousing #billionaires
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As a matter of fact, I think Hollywood has been really loosing quality since 2023. There seems to be an almost total absence of new prestige TV shows and movies being talked around.
"Hollywood has long put out important truth-telling films, from “All the President’s Men” to the documentary “Citizenfour.” Some of the most celebrated films and TV shows — such as “The Godfather,” “All in the Family” and “M*A*S*H” — explored daring, controversial themes. Much of this content was created when film and TV functioned through open markets involving separate studios, exhibitors and distributors. After the industry allowed widespread consolidation, streaming companies began to take over. If a studio like Warner Bros. ceases to exist as an independent entity, we will lose yet another company to fund, produce and distribute that kind of art.
There’s good news, though. It comes in the form of a word that reliably counteracts fear: solidarity.
When over 4,000 artists are willing to sign a letter encouraging state attorneys general to block the merger — and more are signing every day — that matters. When elected leaders, from the California attorney general Rob Bonta to Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York start speaking out, holding hearings and starting investigations, that matters, too.
We also have an existing blueprint for success to thwart this merger. After the federal government approved a merger between Nexstar and Tegna, two affiliate station conglomerates, a bipartisan group of state enforcers challenged the combination and a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the deal. A jury recently found that Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, acts an illegal monopoly, and another jury decided against Meta and Google in a case about social media addiction.
The oligarchs are still in charge. But they are starting to lose their grip on power."https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/hollywood-merger-fear-paramount-warner-bros.html
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As a matter of fact, I think Hollywood has been really loosing quality since 2023. There seems to be an almost total absence of new prestige TV shows and movies being talked around.
"Hollywood has long put out important truth-telling films, from “All the President’s Men” to the documentary “Citizenfour.” Some of the most celebrated films and TV shows — such as “The Godfather,” “All in the Family” and “M*A*S*H” — explored daring, controversial themes. Much of this content was created when film and TV functioned through open markets involving separate studios, exhibitors and distributors. After the industry allowed widespread consolidation, streaming companies began to take over. If a studio like Warner Bros. ceases to exist as an independent entity, we will lose yet another company to fund, produce and distribute that kind of art.
There’s good news, though. It comes in the form of a word that reliably counteracts fear: solidarity.
When over 4,000 artists are willing to sign a letter encouraging state attorneys general to block the merger — and more are signing every day — that matters. When elected leaders, from the California attorney general Rob Bonta to Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York start speaking out, holding hearings and starting investigations, that matters, too.
We also have an existing blueprint for success to thwart this merger. After the federal government approved a merger between Nexstar and Tegna, two affiliate station conglomerates, a bipartisan group of state enforcers challenged the combination and a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the deal. A jury recently found that Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, acts an illegal monopoly, and another jury decided against Meta and Google in a case about social media addiction.
The oligarchs are still in charge. But they are starting to lose their grip on power."https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/hollywood-merger-fear-paramount-warner-bros.html
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As a matter of fact, I think Hollywood has been really loosing quality since 2023. There seems to be an almost total absence of new prestige TV shows and movies being talked around.
"Hollywood has long put out important truth-telling films, from “All the President’s Men” to the documentary “Citizenfour.” Some of the most celebrated films and TV shows — such as “The Godfather,” “All in the Family” and “M*A*S*H” — explored daring, controversial themes. Much of this content was created when film and TV functioned through open markets involving separate studios, exhibitors and distributors. After the industry allowed widespread consolidation, streaming companies began to take over. If a studio like Warner Bros. ceases to exist as an independent entity, we will lose yet another company to fund, produce and distribute that kind of art.
There’s good news, though. It comes in the form of a word that reliably counteracts fear: solidarity.
When over 4,000 artists are willing to sign a letter encouraging state attorneys general to block the merger — and more are signing every day — that matters. When elected leaders, from the California attorney general Rob Bonta to Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York start speaking out, holding hearings and starting investigations, that matters, too.
We also have an existing blueprint for success to thwart this merger. After the federal government approved a merger between Nexstar and Tegna, two affiliate station conglomerates, a bipartisan group of state enforcers challenged the combination and a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the deal. A jury recently found that Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, acts an illegal monopoly, and another jury decided against Meta and Google in a case about social media addiction.
The oligarchs are still in charge. But they are starting to lose their grip on power."https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/hollywood-merger-fear-paramount-warner-bros.html
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As a matter of fact, I think Hollywood has been really loosing quality since 2023. There seems to be an almost total absence of new prestige TV shows and movies being talked around.
"Hollywood has long put out important truth-telling films, from “All the President’s Men” to the documentary “Citizenfour.” Some of the most celebrated films and TV shows — such as “The Godfather,” “All in the Family” and “M*A*S*H” — explored daring, controversial themes. Much of this content was created when film and TV functioned through open markets involving separate studios, exhibitors and distributors. After the industry allowed widespread consolidation, streaming companies began to take over. If a studio like Warner Bros. ceases to exist as an independent entity, we will lose yet another company to fund, produce and distribute that kind of art.
There’s good news, though. It comes in the form of a word that reliably counteracts fear: solidarity.
When over 4,000 artists are willing to sign a letter encouraging state attorneys general to block the merger — and more are signing every day — that matters. When elected leaders, from the California attorney general Rob Bonta to Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York start speaking out, holding hearings and starting investigations, that matters, too.
We also have an existing blueprint for success to thwart this merger. After the federal government approved a merger between Nexstar and Tegna, two affiliate station conglomerates, a bipartisan group of state enforcers challenged the combination and a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the deal. A jury recently found that Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, acts an illegal monopoly, and another jury decided against Meta and Google in a case about social media addiction.
The oligarchs are still in charge. But they are starting to lose their grip on power."https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/hollywood-merger-fear-paramount-warner-bros.html
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As a matter of fact, I think Hollywood has been really loosing quality since 2023. There seems to be an almost total absence of new prestige TV shows and movies being talked around.
"Hollywood has long put out important truth-telling films, from “All the President’s Men” to the documentary “Citizenfour.” Some of the most celebrated films and TV shows — such as “The Godfather,” “All in the Family” and “M*A*S*H” — explored daring, controversial themes. Much of this content was created when film and TV functioned through open markets involving separate studios, exhibitors and distributors. After the industry allowed widespread consolidation, streaming companies began to take over. If a studio like Warner Bros. ceases to exist as an independent entity, we will lose yet another company to fund, produce and distribute that kind of art.
There’s good news, though. It comes in the form of a word that reliably counteracts fear: solidarity.
When over 4,000 artists are willing to sign a letter encouraging state attorneys general to block the merger — and more are signing every day — that matters. When elected leaders, from the California attorney general Rob Bonta to Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York start speaking out, holding hearings and starting investigations, that matters, too.
We also have an existing blueprint for success to thwart this merger. After the federal government approved a merger between Nexstar and Tegna, two affiliate station conglomerates, a bipartisan group of state enforcers challenged the combination and a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the deal. A jury recently found that Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, acts an illegal monopoly, and another jury decided against Meta and Google in a case about social media addiction.
The oligarchs are still in charge. But they are starting to lose their grip on power."https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/hollywood-merger-fear-paramount-warner-bros.html
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Global Press Freedom Hits Record Low, U.S. Drops to 64th in the World: Reporters Without Borders http://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/6/clayton_weimers_reporters_without_borders_press #WorldPressDay #PressFreedom #fascism #BlameTrump #BlameTheGOP #journalism #monopolies
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Global Press Freedom Hits Record Low, U.S. Drops to 64th in the World: Reporters Without Borders http://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/6/clayton_weimers_reporters_without_borders_press #WorldPressDay #PressFreedom #fascism #BlameTrump #BlameTheGOP #journalism #monopolies
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Global Press Freedom Hits Record Low, U.S. Drops to 64th in the World: Reporters Without Borders http://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/6/clayton_weimers_reporters_without_borders_press #WorldPressDay #PressFreedom #fascism #BlameTrump #BlameTheGOP #journalism #monopolies
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Global Press Freedom Hits Record Low, U.S. Drops to 64th in the World: Reporters Without Borders http://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/6/clayton_weimers_reporters_without_borders_press #WorldPressDay #PressFreedom #fascism #BlameTrump #BlameTheGOP #journalism #monopolies
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Global Press Freedom Hits Record Low, U.S. Drops to 64th in the World: Reporters Without Borders http://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/6/clayton_weimers_reporters_without_borders_press #WorldPressDay #PressFreedom #fascism #BlameTrump #BlameTheGOP #journalism #monopolies
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Whenever I see ppl browsing the books for sale at the airport terminal convenience stores, I think of how you can get books for free or for a song at those neighbourhood nook libraries, thrift stores, or even the library branch book sales.
Always do a pre-shop before any air trip to pick up snacks/supplies to avoid the extortionary prices in airports.
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Whenever I see ppl browsing the books for sale at the airport terminal convenience stores, I think of how you can get books for free or for a song at those neighbourhood nook libraries, thrift stores, or even the library branch book sales.
Always do a pre-shop before any air trip to pick up snacks/supplies to avoid the extortionary prices in airports.
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Whenever I see ppl browsing the books for sale at the airport terminal convenience stores, I think of how you can get books for free or for a song at those neighbourhood nook libraries, thrift stores, or even the library branch book sales.
Always do a pre-shop before any air trip to pick up snacks/supplies to avoid the extortionary prices in airports.
#airports #monopolies #TripTips -
Whenever I see ppl browsing the books for sale at the airport terminal convenience stores, I think of how you can get books for free or for a song at those neighbourhood nook libraries, thrift stores, or even the library branch book sales.
Always do a pre-shop before any air trip to pick up snacks/supplies to avoid the extortionary prices in airports.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@vicfroh/116495718961110153
#Monopolies are actually one of our biggest problems. The concentrated market power means we pay more for everything. And without competition, corporations amass such wealth they can essentially purchase government representation to do what they want, not what we need.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@vicfroh/116495718961110153
#Monopolies are actually one of our biggest problems. The concentrated market power means we pay more for everything. And without competition, corporations amass such wealth they can essentially purchase government representation to do what they want, not what we need.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@vicfroh/116495718961110153
#Monopolies are actually one of our biggest problems. The concentrated market power means we pay more for everything. And without competition, corporations amass such wealth they can essentially purchase government representation to do what they want, not what we need.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@vicfroh/116495718961110153
#Monopolies are actually one of our biggest problems. The concentrated market power means we pay more for everything. And without competition, corporations amass such wealth they can essentially purchase government representation to do what they want, not what we need.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@vicfroh/116495718961110153
#Monopolies are actually one of our biggest problems. The concentrated market power means we pay more for everything. And without competition, corporations amass such wealth they can essentially purchase government representation to do what they want, not what we need.
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Modeline of California is #book #ISBN 9780764370281 and this podcast episode from Organized Money which is a podcast on #monopolies with the episode called Why Your Lamp Sucks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdChj5u8cSE
All about #lamps . Seems like you post lots on vintage stuff so here you go with some gems (book and podcast and a good chance you even have seen these lamps around).
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"In recent weeks, Amazon has changed how it pays out seller earnings and collects payments for its advertising services. The company then announced it would start charging merchants a 3.5% fuel surcharge to offset surging oil prices from the Iran war.
To some sellers, the moves represent another example of Amazon putting the squeeze on them.
“We’re running out of f---ing margin,” said Michael Patrón, who runs an eight-figure Amazon business and frequently criticizes the company’s policies on his X account. “I think that’s why it keeps getting more and more frustrating.”
Patrón and hundreds of large Amazon sellers are boycotting its advertising platform on Wednesday to protest the recent policy changes that are strangling their already stretched bottom lines.
The 24-hour advertising boycott is being organized by Million Dollar Sellers, a community of more than 700 members that collectively generate about $14 billion in revenue.
“Sellers have complained for years, but this feels different,” MDS co-founder Eugene Khayman said in a post on X about the boycott. “The reason is simple: this is no longer just about irritation. It is about cash extraction.”"
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/amazon-sellers-boycott-ads-payment-changes.html
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"In recent weeks, Amazon has changed how it pays out seller earnings and collects payments for its advertising services. The company then announced it would start charging merchants a 3.5% fuel surcharge to offset surging oil prices from the Iran war.
To some sellers, the moves represent another example of Amazon putting the squeeze on them.
“We’re running out of f---ing margin,” said Michael Patrón, who runs an eight-figure Amazon business and frequently criticizes the company’s policies on his X account. “I think that’s why it keeps getting more and more frustrating.”
Patrón and hundreds of large Amazon sellers are boycotting its advertising platform on Wednesday to protest the recent policy changes that are strangling their already stretched bottom lines.
The 24-hour advertising boycott is being organized by Million Dollar Sellers, a community of more than 700 members that collectively generate about $14 billion in revenue.
“Sellers have complained for years, but this feels different,” MDS co-founder Eugene Khayman said in a post on X about the boycott. “The reason is simple: this is no longer just about irritation. It is about cash extraction.”"
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/amazon-sellers-boycott-ads-payment-changes.html
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"In recent weeks, Amazon has changed how it pays out seller earnings and collects payments for its advertising services. The company then announced it would start charging merchants a 3.5% fuel surcharge to offset surging oil prices from the Iran war.
To some sellers, the moves represent another example of Amazon putting the squeeze on them.
“We’re running out of f---ing margin,” said Michael Patrón, who runs an eight-figure Amazon business and frequently criticizes the company’s policies on his X account. “I think that’s why it keeps getting more and more frustrating.”
Patrón and hundreds of large Amazon sellers are boycotting its advertising platform on Wednesday to protest the recent policy changes that are strangling their already stretched bottom lines.
The 24-hour advertising boycott is being organized by Million Dollar Sellers, a community of more than 700 members that collectively generate about $14 billion in revenue.
“Sellers have complained for years, but this feels different,” MDS co-founder Eugene Khayman said in a post on X about the boycott. “The reason is simple: this is no longer just about irritation. It is about cash extraction.”"
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/amazon-sellers-boycott-ads-payment-changes.html
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"In recent weeks, Amazon has changed how it pays out seller earnings and collects payments for its advertising services. The company then announced it would start charging merchants a 3.5% fuel surcharge to offset surging oil prices from the Iran war.
To some sellers, the moves represent another example of Amazon putting the squeeze on them.
“We’re running out of f---ing margin,” said Michael Patrón, who runs an eight-figure Amazon business and frequently criticizes the company’s policies on his X account. “I think that’s why it keeps getting more and more frustrating.”
Patrón and hundreds of large Amazon sellers are boycotting its advertising platform on Wednesday to protest the recent policy changes that are strangling their already stretched bottom lines.
The 24-hour advertising boycott is being organized by Million Dollar Sellers, a community of more than 700 members that collectively generate about $14 billion in revenue.
“Sellers have complained for years, but this feels different,” MDS co-founder Eugene Khayman said in a post on X about the boycott. “The reason is simple: this is no longer just about irritation. It is about cash extraction.”"
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/amazon-sellers-boycott-ads-payment-changes.html
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"In recent weeks, Amazon has changed how it pays out seller earnings and collects payments for its advertising services. The company then announced it would start charging merchants a 3.5% fuel surcharge to offset surging oil prices from the Iran war.
To some sellers, the moves represent another example of Amazon putting the squeeze on them.
“We’re running out of f---ing margin,” said Michael Patrón, who runs an eight-figure Amazon business and frequently criticizes the company’s policies on his X account. “I think that’s why it keeps getting more and more frustrating.”
Patrón and hundreds of large Amazon sellers are boycotting its advertising platform on Wednesday to protest the recent policy changes that are strangling their already stretched bottom lines.
The 24-hour advertising boycott is being organized by Million Dollar Sellers, a community of more than 700 members that collectively generate about $14 billion in revenue.
“Sellers have complained for years, but this feels different,” MDS co-founder Eugene Khayman said in a post on X about the boycott. “The reason is simple: this is no longer just about irritation. It is about cash extraction.”"
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/amazon-sellers-boycott-ads-payment-changes.html
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NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!!
In all seriousness, this is a landmark ruling.
“The jury deliberated for four days before deciding that the company operated as a monopoly that broke antitrust laws.”
“An exact punishment has yet to be meted out, but the consequences could range from heavy monetary damages to possibly breaking up Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It’s also likely that Live Nation will appeal the verdict, meaning the case could continue for several more years.”
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NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!!
In all seriousness, this is a landmark ruling.
“The jury deliberated for four days before deciding that the company operated as a monopoly that broke antitrust laws.”
“An exact punishment has yet to be meted out, but the consequences could range from heavy monetary damages to possibly breaking up Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It’s also likely that Live Nation will appeal the verdict, meaning the case could continue for several more years.”
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NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!!
In all seriousness, this is a landmark ruling.
“The jury deliberated for four days before deciding that the company operated as a monopoly that broke antitrust laws.”
“An exact punishment has yet to be meted out, but the consequences could range from heavy monetary damages to possibly breaking up Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It’s also likely that Live Nation will appeal the verdict, meaning the case could continue for several more years.”
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NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!!
In all seriousness, this is a landmark ruling.
“The jury deliberated for four days before deciding that the company operated as a monopoly that broke antitrust laws.”
“An exact punishment has yet to be meted out, but the consequences could range from heavy monetary damages to possibly breaking up Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It’s also likely that Live Nation will appeal the verdict, meaning the case could continue for several more years.”
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NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!!
In all seriousness, this is a landmark ruling.
“The jury deliberated for four days before deciding that the company operated as a monopoly that broke antitrust laws.”
“An exact punishment has yet to be meted out, but the consequences could range from heavy monetary damages to possibly breaking up Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It’s also likely that Live Nation will appeal the verdict, meaning the case could continue for several more years.”
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Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation has operated as a monopoly, jury finds
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyddyp19yyo -
Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation has operated as a monopoly, jury finds
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyddyp19yyo -
Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation has operated as a monopoly, jury finds
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyddyp19yyo -
Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation has operated as a monopoly, jury finds
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyddyp19yyo -
Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation has operated as a monopoly, jury finds
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyddyp19yyo -
"In 2023, the city of Evanston, Illinois raised its ambulance fee from $1500 to $2000, with a $15 mileage charge tacked on. Like many municipalities, city officials and taxpayers have gotten used to ever-increasing prices for basic services, all bucketed under the “cost of living” crisis we’re dealing with. In fact, yesterday the Michigan University consumer sentiment indicator hit the worst reading it has ever recorded, going all the way back to 1961. The endless increases in prices for all sorts of random necessities is a key reason.
But these cost hikes don’t just ‘happen,’ as if it’s some sort of natural event. Markets are a function of law. There are companies and dealers and financiers behind every industry, so we can actually try to understand why they are happening. In this case, Evanston chalked up the hike to, among other things, the increasing of “cost of equipment and vehicles used for emergency responses.” The ambulance market, once a decentralized set of family owned firms, has been rolled up into a consolidated industry run by private equity. And the price hikes followed.
This story isn’t unusual. In early 2025, BIG traced a roll-up of fire trucks and fire apparatus, leading to a crisis in that sector. It turns out that something similar seems to have happened here, with some of the same players."
#USA #Emergency #Ambluances #Monopolies #Rentism #PrivateEquities
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"In 2023, the city of Evanston, Illinois raised its ambulance fee from $1500 to $2000, with a $15 mileage charge tacked on. Like many municipalities, city officials and taxpayers have gotten used to ever-increasing prices for basic services, all bucketed under the “cost of living” crisis we’re dealing with. In fact, yesterday the Michigan University consumer sentiment indicator hit the worst reading it has ever recorded, going all the way back to 1961. The endless increases in prices for all sorts of random necessities is a key reason.
But these cost hikes don’t just ‘happen,’ as if it’s some sort of natural event. Markets are a function of law. There are companies and dealers and financiers behind every industry, so we can actually try to understand why they are happening. In this case, Evanston chalked up the hike to, among other things, the increasing of “cost of equipment and vehicles used for emergency responses.” The ambulance market, once a decentralized set of family owned firms, has been rolled up into a consolidated industry run by private equity. And the price hikes followed.
This story isn’t unusual. In early 2025, BIG traced a roll-up of fire trucks and fire apparatus, leading to a crisis in that sector. It turns out that something similar seems to have happened here, with some of the same players."
#USA #Emergency #Ambluances #Monopolies #Rentism #PrivateEquities
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"In 2023, the city of Evanston, Illinois raised its ambulance fee from $1500 to $2000, with a $15 mileage charge tacked on. Like many municipalities, city officials and taxpayers have gotten used to ever-increasing prices for basic services, all bucketed under the “cost of living” crisis we’re dealing with. In fact, yesterday the Michigan University consumer sentiment indicator hit the worst reading it has ever recorded, going all the way back to 1961. The endless increases in prices for all sorts of random necessities is a key reason.
But these cost hikes don’t just ‘happen,’ as if it’s some sort of natural event. Markets are a function of law. There are companies and dealers and financiers behind every industry, so we can actually try to understand why they are happening. In this case, Evanston chalked up the hike to, among other things, the increasing of “cost of equipment and vehicles used for emergency responses.” The ambulance market, once a decentralized set of family owned firms, has been rolled up into a consolidated industry run by private equity. And the price hikes followed.
This story isn’t unusual. In early 2025, BIG traced a roll-up of fire trucks and fire apparatus, leading to a crisis in that sector. It turns out that something similar seems to have happened here, with some of the same players."
#USA #Emergency #Ambluances #Monopolies #Rentism #PrivateEquities
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"In 2023, the city of Evanston, Illinois raised its ambulance fee from $1500 to $2000, with a $15 mileage charge tacked on. Like many municipalities, city officials and taxpayers have gotten used to ever-increasing prices for basic services, all bucketed under the “cost of living” crisis we’re dealing with. In fact, yesterday the Michigan University consumer sentiment indicator hit the worst reading it has ever recorded, going all the way back to 1961. The endless increases in prices for all sorts of random necessities is a key reason.
But these cost hikes don’t just ‘happen,’ as if it’s some sort of natural event. Markets are a function of law. There are companies and dealers and financiers behind every industry, so we can actually try to understand why they are happening. In this case, Evanston chalked up the hike to, among other things, the increasing of “cost of equipment and vehicles used for emergency responses.” The ambulance market, once a decentralized set of family owned firms, has been rolled up into a consolidated industry run by private equity. And the price hikes followed.
This story isn’t unusual. In early 2025, BIG traced a roll-up of fire trucks and fire apparatus, leading to a crisis in that sector. It turns out that something similar seems to have happened here, with some of the same players."
#USA #Emergency #Ambluances #Monopolies #Rentism #PrivateEquities
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"In 2023, the city of Evanston, Illinois raised its ambulance fee from $1500 to $2000, with a $15 mileage charge tacked on. Like many municipalities, city officials and taxpayers have gotten used to ever-increasing prices for basic services, all bucketed under the “cost of living” crisis we’re dealing with. In fact, yesterday the Michigan University consumer sentiment indicator hit the worst reading it has ever recorded, going all the way back to 1961. The endless increases in prices for all sorts of random necessities is a key reason.
But these cost hikes don’t just ‘happen,’ as if it’s some sort of natural event. Markets are a function of law. There are companies and dealers and financiers behind every industry, so we can actually try to understand why they are happening. In this case, Evanston chalked up the hike to, among other things, the increasing of “cost of equipment and vehicles used for emergency responses.” The ambulance market, once a decentralized set of family owned firms, has been rolled up into a consolidated industry run by private equity. And the price hikes followed.
This story isn’t unusual. In early 2025, BIG traced a roll-up of fire trucks and fire apparatus, leading to a crisis in that sector. It turns out that something similar seems to have happened here, with some of the same players."
#USA #Emergency #Ambluances #Monopolies #Rentism #PrivateEquities
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@Lazarou Rather than awful people, I would say too many in government and business are evil. Governments and businesses’ come and go, but those invested in corporate monopolies and antitrust don’t. Those two should be the people’s target if they ever want their freedom from inequalities and injustices! #RealFreedom ? #Justice #NotWaitAndSee #FascismIsNotFreedom #NegativeSum #monopolies #antitrust #CorporateSovereigntyIsEvil #Equality #DemocraticRightsDiverseInterests #RepublicSovereignty #TheFederation
