Every coercive monopoly was created by government intervention into th…

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Every coercive monopoly was created by government intervention into the economy: by special privileges, such as franchises or subsidies, which closed the entry of competitors into a given field, by legislative action. ✨ The Voice of Reason by Ayn Rand, 1989.
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