and yes, henry ford had strike breakers shoot and kill people striking against his company

It is impossible to control all the water or food supply

nonsense

Even if you own alot its the markets value on you

You clearly have a very warped idea of impossible.

6 companies control all the food being manafactured

^

6 so competition exists

Lmao

and even then, those 6 can merge

and likely work together

Is it in their interests

yes

yes, very much so

Why would they merge?

to raise prices

Why havent they?

because they would be the 1 company that gets to decide anything

because its illegal

Standard Oil at peak controlled 91% of the fuel market in the US.

@Existence is identity is right. i live off grid. i farm.and the amount of wild edibles just on my property could feed 3 family's year round

Couldn't boycott them if you wanted fuel.

monopoly laws enforced by the goverment make it illegal

@Zer0 most people don't live like you do, though

Couldn't compete with them because they'd punish anyone who did business with you.

@EndangeredProdigy Because of the companies

Lol

what?

It has made are quality of life go up

if it wasn't then there would be a single company that owns all food production. And they would have total control of it all

Live in a society without trade for me

I believe in trade

I don't know what you are implying here

@EndangeredProdigy thats their choice. and why they have to worry about food control.

We wouldnt have apple without steve jobs or microsoft without bill gates

I have a degree in Business Admin and Finance lol why would I have done that if I didn't believe in trade

and trade enables anything more complex then what you can make yourself

There are failure modes in capitalist systems. You have to study them as a part of any economics degree.

@EndangeredProdigy Well companies arent free to trade with who they want

without trade, then you wouldn't have anything you cannot make

yes they are