alt Hacker News> I'm not aware of how regulation of competitive markets would lead to monopoly.
It depends what you mean by regulation, right?
Many industries have extremely onerous and costly regulation which creates barriers for new entrants to those markets.
> I'm not aware of how regulation of competitive markets would lead to monopoly.
It depends what you mean by regulation, right?
Many industries have extremely onerous and costly regulation which creates barriers for new entrants to those markets.
Yes onerous regulation can definitely hurt the competitiveness of a market, it is just another barrier to entry.