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discussion mirco The United States has a variety of regulations to address the economic harm resultin" rel="nofollow">ing from monopoly power in" rel="nofollow">in an in" rel="nofollow">industry. This in" rel="nofollow">includes the Sherman Act of 1890, the Clayton Act of 1914, and the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914. These acts were aimed at restrictin" rel="nofollow">ing the formation of cartels and monopolies to protect consumers and ensure competition. The article The Oligopoly Problem argued that oligopolies fall through the cracks of these regulations and leave consumers unprotected from harmful busin" rel="nofollow">iness practices where in" rel="nofollow">industries are highly concentrated. Read the article and respond to the followin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in your in" rel="nofollow">initial post: What are examples of firms in" rel="nofollow">in an oligopolistic market that abuse their power? Explain" rel="nofollow">in how they abuse their power and describe the impact on consumers. Do you agree with the author’s feelin" rel="nofollow">ings about in" rel="nofollow">increased government oversight of such in" rel="nofollow">industries? Why or why not? website for article is http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-oligopoly-problem