Basic anti-trust act

Bill Identifier: 20260219-0

Summary: Prevents monopolies.

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Basic anti-trust act

Preface: This proposal is not meant to be the full breadth of my economic beliefs, but rather a baseline proposal to avoid monopolies in the labor and consumer markets, something that is perhaps the most barebones anti trust policy can be. Do not take this personally if you worry you're company could be in violation of this than consider dividing up or wait to see if competition emerges, you have yet to spend money on these projects anyways, this is not a punitive system, any assets lost would be compensated, and much cannot yet be enforced without currency to buy these companies. I reiterate this is the most basic and barebones foundation for anti-trust, it can be expanded as needed, and should not be considered a personal slight if this happens to go against your economic interests, this was to occur sooner or later so it's better these ground rules are made early so they can be abided by long before the economy is off the ground.

Article I: If an economic entity, person, or coordinated roup of people, are found to clearly have the economic leverage to exert undue manipulation on the prices of labor or goods that they sell in the market and/or are of operation, they shall be divided in a way percribed by the courts with the tools in article II.

Article II: There are various ways that monopolies can be delt with, one can divide an economic entity into multiple new ones and have them auctioned off or sold to an interested buyer (the proceeds going to the owner), they can also instead of going to auction for a single buyer have the sold stocks go onto the public trading, and optionally let the owner keep a share which would limit the previously held influence, these tools, and others like it as deemed reasonable by the courts, can be used as needed when engaging in anti-trust.

Article III: If it is clear an entity cannot be divided due to not functioning in a divided form, being a one person service operation, or any other such reason  they will be exempt, if a company can be considered a "Natural monopoly" which means they would have dramatically reduced service at a smaller scale, such as a utility company, they can also continue but are expected to have either stringent regulations attached or to be nationalized into being an SOE, at the legislatives standard bill decision processes discretion.

Article IV: This enforcement can be handled by standard prosecution methods unless a minister like the minister of political regulations is created for corporations in which this power will be transferred to them.

Article V: If it is clear a merger or grouping of figures or entities that can cause something which violates this that merger or grouping can be preemptively disbanded or quickly undone.

Status: Passed

Internal ID: 111
Bill proposed(Unix Epoch): 1771527314
Proposer: Bob-The15th
Original link: https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1r97v6s/basic_antitrust_act/
Approval admin:
Approval link: https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/s/tJyDUe2KAd
ARPD-Curator: Zeedith

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