The Myth of Capitalism : Monopolies and the Death of Competition

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Where Buffett and Silicon Valley Billionaires Agree -- Key Thoughts from the Chapter -- Chapter Two: Dividing Up the Turf -- Key Thoughts from the Chapter -- Chapter Three: What Monopolies and King Kong Have in Common -- Lower Wages and Greater Income Inequality -- Higher Prices -- Fewer Startups and Jobs -- Lower Productivity -- Lower Investment -- Localism and Diversity -- Key Thoughts from the Chapter -- Chapter Four: Squeezing the Worker -- Key Thoughts from the Chapter -- Chapter Five: Silicon Valley Throws Some Shade -- Key Thoughts from the Chapter -- Chapter Six: Toll Roads and Robber Barons -- Monopolies (and Local Monopolies) -- Cable/High Speed Internet -- Computer Operating Systems -- Social Networks -- Search -- Milk -- Railroads -- Seeds -- Microprocessors -- Funeral Homes -- Duopolies -- Payment Systems -- Beer -- Phone Operating Systems -- Online Advertising -- Kidney Dialysis -- Glasses -- Oligopolies -- Credit Reporting Bureaus -- Tax Preparation -- Airlines -- Phone Companies -- Banks -- Health Insurance -- Medical Care -- Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) -- Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) -- Drug Wholesalers -- Meat and Poultry -- Agriculture -- Media -- Title Insurance -- Key Thoughts from the Chapter -- Chapter Seven: What Trusts and Nazis Had in Common -- Key Thoughts from the Chapter -- Chapter Eight: Regulation and Chemotherapy -- Key Thoughts from the Chapter -- Chapter Nine: Morganizing America -- Key Thoughts from the Chapter -- Chapter Ten: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle -- Key Thoughts from the Chapter -- Conclusion: Economic and Political Freedom -- Principles for Reform -- Solutions and Remedies -- Antimonopoly and Mergers -- Regulation -- Patents and Copyright -- Shareholders -- And Finally, What You Can Do . . . -- Notes