Flashback Friday | #532: Breaking Up Monopolies
<p>The United States government created the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in 1890 because the country was facing serious problems due to the centralization of power into the hands of oligarchs in the oil, steel, and railroad industries. Standard Oil had 91% of the market share in the oil refining industry when it was broken up in 1911, but the remnants remain in the form of Exxon Mobile, Chevron, Amoco, Conoco, Marathon, and Atlantic Richfield. U.S. Steel almost felt the wrath of the Department of Justice, but market forces intervened, and Microsoft could have been broken up in 2001 had it not been for a legal act of God. What current company is heading in that direction towards total market domination? And what could a captured American government even do to stop it from happening? That probably depends on who got campaign donations and who did not.</p><p>---</p><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.Macroaggressions.io">www.Macroaggressions.io</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://macroaggressions.dashery.com/">Merch Store</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/macroaggressionspodcast">Link Tree</a> </li></ul><p></p><p><strong><em>Video Channels - </em></strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://rumble.com/c/Macroaggressions">Rumble</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@MacroaggressionsPodcast">YouTube</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.brighteon.com/channels/macroaggressions/">Brighteon</a></p><p><strong><em>Activist Post - </em></strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://activistpost.kit.com/emails">Newsletter Sign Up</a></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Audiobooks</em></strong></p><ul><li><strong><em> </em></strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://amzn.to/4aogwms">Hypocrazy</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://amzn.to/3xu0rMm">The Octopus of Global Control</a></li></ul><p></p><p><strong><em>Support Our Sponsors</em></strong></p><ul><li>Replace Your Mortgage: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.WipeOutYourMortgageNow.com">www.WipeOutYourMortgageNow.com</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://groundluxe.com/MACRO">Ground Luxe Grounding Mats</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://go.shopc60.com/PBGRT/KMKS9/">C60 Power</a> | <strong>Promo Code: MACRO</strong></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://chemicalfreebody.com/macro/">Chemical Free Body</a> | <strong>Promo Code: MACRO</strong></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://macroaggressions.gold/">Wise Wolf Gold & Silver</a></li><li>LegalShield: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.DontGetPushedAround.com">www.DontGetPushedAround.com</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.livelongerformula.com/macro">Christian Yordanov's Health Program</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vanman.shop/?ref=MACRO">Van Man</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://dollarvigilante.spiffy.co/a/O3wCWenlXN/4471">The Dollar Vigilante</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nesashemp.com/">Nesa’s Hemp</a> | <strong>Promo Code: MACRO</strong></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://augasonfarms.com/MACRO">Augason Farms</a></li></ul>