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8. If you're not aware that the competitive market is a thing of the past for almost everything but

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 11:48 PM

Apr 2012

labor, you haven't been paying attention.

It's worse than this graph, and it's not only consumer products.

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These 10 Companies Control Enormous Number Of Consumer Brands [GRAPHIC] - HuffPo [View all] WillyT Apr 2012 OP

capitalism uber alles fascisthunter Apr 2012 #1

Buyouts rarely mention parent companies,,,,, benld74 Apr 2012 #2

Nestle and Kraft. yep. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #3

That's only the consumer brands dickthegrouch Apr 2012 #4

Impressive and infuriating! calimary Apr 2012 #6

They own everything cyglet Apr 2012 #7

Morning Kick... WillyT Apr 2012 #9

Behemoths! Quantess Apr 2012 #10

This is news? Where has everybody been? badtoworse Apr 2012 #11

We call this choice and competition. Look! It's neither. /nt Festivito Apr 2012 #12