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Originally Posted by eGeezer

Back when I was a kid (When most reader's PARENTS were kids) I got upset with a local mom and pop store, of which there were so many that we hadn't even invented the term yet. I don't remember the reason, but it was probably cuz they kicked me out for trying to shoplift some candy or something.

Anyway, I told my brother that I wished I could open a store and undercut all their prices and drive them out of business. (Nowadays, I'd probably say I wanted to open a Walmart). His reply was that it was against the law to sell at a loss just to kill the competition.

Dunno if he was blowing smoke or not (he was a year older than my 8 or 10 years of age), but sure ain't the good 'ole days any more, is it?

I guess its not a monopoly if more than one bully is kicking the little kid.

No, that's called an oligopoly -- where a group of businessmen get together to run a market for their own benefit. AKA as "restraint of trade". Supposed to be illegal but ...