In October 2016 AT&T announced that it intended to buy Time Warner Cable for $84.5 billion. The merger would create one of the biggest media companies in the history of the U.S. The announcement sparked criticism from Congressional Democrats and Republicans who argued that huge corporate mergers create monopolies which prevent competition. Since President Obama took office his administration has prevented several mega-mergers from taking place including Sprint and T-Mobile, AT&T and T-Mobile and Allergan and Pfizer. In 2015 $3.8 trillion dollar’s worth of mergers and acquisitions occurred which made it the largest year for corporate consolidation in the history of the U.S. Proponents of mergers argue that the government should not interfere with corporations and the free market should be allowed to run its own course.
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@9FP6SKWIndependent2yrs2Y
Yes, given the market HHI is over 2,500
@96CXLD23yrs3Y
under special dangerous circumstances.
@943TQ233yrs3Y
No, unless the industry receives large government contracts or subsidies.
@missmia3123yrs3Y
M&A should be approved on a case by case basis
@925X3VSIndependent3yrs3Y
No, but the government should regulate and control companies close to a Monopoly, so they don't dominate prices
@8ZWK3KPRepublican3yrs3Y
The free market should be allowed to continue but protections for smaller corporations should still be in effect.
@8W8SPL94yrs4Y
Yes, and the government should break up existing mega corporations and if the merged corporation would have more than 25% of the market share.
@8L5HMXVRepublican5yrs5Y
@8L3ZQRG5yrs5Y
No, but they should monitor them.
@8JPQG485yrs5Y
yes, if the corporation's work is beneficial to the country domestically
@8F4MKQNProgressive5yrs5Y
No, but companies with more than 50% market share should be reclassified as a utility.
@8D5SH225yrs5Y
Yes, but strengthen our antitrust laws to prevent monopolies.
@8CMRMRY5yrs5Y
Yes only to prevent monopolization
@96V8RS73yrs3Y
Yes, and they should get rid of corporate lobbying.
@8ZTDWPP3yrs3Y
Yes, if the merged corporation would have more than 25% of the market share AND the government should break up existing mega corporations like Disney and FAANG
@8XSLF883yrs3Y
to be fair it should be what’s best for the company who honestly cares as long as everything isn’t outrageous
@8G2CJK35yrs5Y
Yes, but only by qualified and informed members to judge the economic impacts, not by politicians who ask Mark Zuckerberg about Twitter or don't understand the industry they're questioning.
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