Re: The lightbulb conspiracy
Without the cartel what would have happened? Either there would have been a race "Our bulbs are brighter!" as consumers got stuffed with bulbs of ever shortening lives as manufacturers competed on brightness, or it wouldhave gone the other way "Our bulbs last longer" and consumers would suffer dimmer and redder lights.
As it was, fixing the life/brightness was probably a good thing. The effect on prices of stifled competition wasn't.
When I do get a volcanic island, and the monorail and the goons, etc. the first people in the piranha tank will be the printer makers!
David
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Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done
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