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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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On 3 Nov 2024 22:58:02 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 20:50:49 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 08:48:50 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> 
>>> A gentler more commercial form of communism...
>> 
>> “Communism” is when the Government does it.
>> 
>> What do you call it when a private company does it?
> 
> Corporatocracy. The government plays its part.

It mainly happens when the Government doesn’t do enough of its part. 
Namely, regulating against anticompetitive practices.

Yes, it takes rules, and enforcement of those rules, to keep a free market 
free.