Government-Created Monopolies
The cluster centers on debates about whether monopolies arise naturally in free markets or are primarily created, enforced, or protected by governments through regulations, patents, and interventions. Commenters argue that government actions stifle competition and enable monopolistic abuses rather than preventing them.
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Government is not a monopoly. There are many governments. Besides sovereign countries there are regional and local divisions. Often also branches with separate powers. While not quite the same competition as companies there is certainly competition and checks and balances such that typical monopoly analysis is not really suitable.
sounds like a bit of a government sanctioned monopoly.
Perhaps you meant, "thanks government-enforced monopoly"?
I assume it's a monopoly that a/the government created/enforces?
How is government protecting a monopoly free market exactly?
Governments are in the business of creating monopolies.
Being a monopoly isn't the problem. It's when monopoly power is abused that the government steps in.
Governments stifle competition and promote monopolies. Don't believe what they tell you.
That is a government-granted monopoly. There is no such dynamic here.
Competition works. Your examples are government granted monopolies which are obviously terrible