TN Standard E.23 | You are the Director of the Federal Trade Commission. Protect the market.
⚖️ Legal Database
Sherman Act (1890)
Outlaws "every contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade." Use this to bust active monopolies or stop companies from secretly fixing prices together.
Clayton Act (1914)
Closes loopholes. Use this to block massive corporate mergers that would *create* a monopoly, or to stop unfair price discrimination.
Free Market Principle
Being big isn't illegal. If a company gets huge simply because they invented a superior product or have better prices, let them operate. That's good competition.