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   From: payton@paytonNOSPAMbyrd.com   
      
   "Joel Koltner"  wrote in message   
   news:13j6joj756qomab@corp.supernews.com...   
   > "Wildstar"  wrote in message   
   > news:uwGYi.51$e61.19@newsfe06.lga...   
   >> Being a hard-ass was "law of business" and about 99% of businessmen   
   >> running major corporations in high competition was that way.   
   >   
   > That doesn't mean that Jack should be "forgiven" any more than the former   
   > Nazis who imprisoned him were.   
   >   
   > Doing anything because "99% of other guys are going it" has always been   
   > piss-poor policy.  Being "hard-driving" and a "cutthroat deal-maker" are   
   > not mutual exclusive with being honest, ethical, and treating people   
   > fairly.   
   >   
   >> The game was monopoly and to control the entire industry.   
   >   
   > You have to wonder about the ethics of anyone who would willingly   
   > participate in such a "game" -- it's quite clear, at least in the U.S.,   
   > that by law it's a game you can never win, given that monopolies are   
   > illegal.   
   >   
      
   Monopolies are not illegal in the USA, but undertaking specifically spelled   
   out anti-competitive practices to maintain a monopoly is illegal.   
      
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