Uncomman Cents

I spent 23 years in business as a self-contained, sole proprietor. If I have learned anything, from the buying and selling of goods, is that commerce is perfect. If I agree to buy what you are selling, at the price we agree upon, we have a perfect transaction. In terms of the transaction itself, it matters not whether the seller maintains a monopoly or is a part of a huge, competitive market. The actual buying and selling of any product is perfect. Now, let us suppose I am in the market for something I have to have (food, water, health care, shelter, clothing, etc...) and the seller has a monopoly (no choice). What price do you think I will have to pay? What recourse will I have if something goes wrong with the product? Now, suppose I am in the market for something I have to have (food, water, health care, shelter, clothing, etc...) and the seller is a part of a huge competitive market. What price will I have to pay? What recourse will I have if something goes wrong? Now, consider the former monopoly (no choice), the price I pay will be what the seller marks the item, period. As a consumer, I will have no choice in the price I agree to pay. Also, I will have no recourse if something goes wrong with the item, other than replacement of that same article or my money back. Any increase in administrative costs (there will be increases) will be filtered on to me, not the seller. Now we have come to a precipice by which the playing field can be even and fair and that is through competition. Competition drives the price of any commodity down. Free enterprise and choice is the priority for market policing. It takes care of the market itself. It increases the buyer's demand for the most affordable, efficient and warranted products and forces the seller to meet those demands with competitive pricing, greater warranty and user friendly efficiency. In Summary, if you allow any government to enter a market in which there is no competition what price do you think you will pay? What recourse will you have if something goes wrong, (remembering this will now be law)? How can a government, who created anti-trust laws to abolish the tyranny of monopoly, be allowed to enter into a venue by which the consumer has no choice? This is exactly how socialism operates. It is propagated by power-driven dictatorships that prey on the weak and ignorant who have been led to believe they can ill afford revolt. Blessings, r