Monopoly power is an illusion in any system in which free competition is allowed.

Governments steal from citizens through taxes and through the subterfuge of monetizing their own IOUs.

Peace and prosperity are inversely proportional to the level of taxation.

I am unable to accept the idea that I should be an obedient subject of a gang of corrupt, unprincipled thugs who pontificate about freedom while enslaving the population.

Any time you read that your government is erecting tariff barriers, supporting threatened industries with subsidies, or interfering in any way with free trade between individuals or nations, you must realize that your standard of living is being lowered as a result.

In Sherman's famous march through Georgia, his soldiers left a swath of death and destruction, destroying crops, burning homes and killing civilians. Sherman himself acknowledged that only 20% of the destruction inflicted by his invasion was inflicted on military objectives. Civilian non-combatants, essentially innocents, suffered 80% of the losses.

Only in situations where competition is illegal will competition not act naturally to bring the best product at the lowest price to the consumer.