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To: Katherine Derbyshire who wrote (23557)	8/28/1998 6:31:00 PM
From: derek cao	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Off topic: Re: I think your definition fails because, under it, one man's rule is another man's intervention: zoning laws, taxes, and environmental regulations, for starters, all depend on what chair you're sitting in. Fail what? me? My definition is my business, just like your definition is yours. Sure, there are always disputes. But my definition is pretty clear. If the law is about exchange or public resources, it is fine. But if it is about "set priority for individuals or companies and redistribute income", it is government intervention. I believe people can make decisions for themselves and able people deserve whatever market assigns to them. Re: If Standard Oil controls the oil coming out of the ground, the pipelines, the refineries, and the distribution to the customer, how exactly is competition supposed to get a toehold? Bad example. Don't you forget shell in Europe? Russian Oil companies? It is not easy to establish true monopoly. If there is a true monopoly, I have no problem with break-up of the monopoly company since free market means free choice. Derek