The Story of a Great Monopoly

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Mar 1, 1881
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Henry Demarest Lloyd

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David Heinemeier Hansson @DavidHeinemeierHansson · Feb 17, 2021

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It's also nothing new. America has been struggling with monopolies for over a hundred years. That amazing 1881 article on Standard Oil and the railroads has this point on monopoly conglomerates expanding into everything.