Chapter 1670 It’s Definitely a Conspiracy

Monopoly and competition are inherently contradictory. Due to the lack of competitive pressure and development motivation, as well as the lack of a strong external control and supervision mechanism, the service quality of monopolistic industries is often unsatisfactory, often violating market rules and infringing on consumers' rights to fair transactions. and options.

Since the term monopoly was coined, monopoly has actually been evolving.

A cartel is a formal form of collusion that can turn a competitive market into a monopoly market and is a special case of an oligopoly market. The cartel takes expansion of overall interests as its main goal. In order to achieve this goal, a series of agreements will be entered into within the cartel to determine the output and product prices of the entire cartel, designate the sales volume and sales area of ​​each enterprise, etc. .

The most obvious example is OPEC, a cartel that is an international agreement among oil-producing governments that for more than a decade succeeded in raising world oil prices to levels far higher than they otherwise would have been.

Other successful international cartels that raised prices include the International Bauxite Federation, which quadrupled bauxite prices in the mid-1970s, and a secretive international uranium cartel that raised uranium prices. A cartel known as Mercury Europe keeps mercury prices close to monopoly levels, while another international cartel has maintained a monopoly on the iodine market. However, most cartels have failed to raise prices.

An international copper cartel operates to this day, but it has never had a significant impact on copper prices. Cartels that tried to raise prices for tin, coffee, tea and cocoa also failed.

It can be seen from this that there are not so many taken advantage of at this time.

What the hell, isn’t OPEC quite successful?

Yeah? Sha Damu planned to control oil prices, which is why he was hung up. Are you kidding me? If the pricing power is given to this guy, there may be extremely exaggerated prices.

This didn't work, so trusts came into being. This is a monopoly organization composed of a number of large companies that produce similar goods or large companies whose products are closely related to each other. Within a trust, all business related to production, sales, finance, etc. are handled by the trust board, and the original business owners become shareholders of the trust.

Yingjiang created a special department in the Ministry of Justice. From the day it was born, its purpose was to bring down large enterprises.

However, this department, which has always been very good, has repeatedly suffered from William White. From the earliest game companies to this time, almost all attacks have failed to implement, and basically all actions cannot avoid others' calculations.

Of course, they would not know that William White's monopoly was not actually a trust. As a de facto consortium, it is natural to make a fuss around the consortium. There are layers of shareholding and control, and with the cooperation of a bunch of offshore companies, William White himself can't even figure out the way.

"Minister Stone, that's all the evidence I have. Compared to a year ago, these shareholdings are too fragmented. Don't call it a monopoly. If this is the case, the control of the company should also disappear."

"Madoff, you said you could cooperate with us. Is this what you meant by cooperation?"

Bernard Madoff was very angry. Damn, now he wants to ask for cooperation?

It's too late, everyone who needs to handle it has already been handled. If you have the guts, go to the IRS. Humph, as for wanting me to report this, you should give up on this as soon as possible.

It may be possible to launch it before the end of last year. As for now, this will definitely be a big pit.

"Look at this. Is there anything you can say?"

After taking a stack of information, Bernard Madoff didn't want to read it at all, but considering Ston's reputation, he should just be a servant.

"Minister Stone, what is this?"

"There are no secrets about offshore company information after 9/11. Anyone who doesn't will be cut off by us. How about it? Is it valuable?"

"Sorry, Minister Stone, these companies were established very early. Or there may be something fishy about it, such as the initial number of shareholders and capital contribution ratio.

But. "Bernard Madoff can't say any more. No matter where the offshore company is, I'm afraid they will not refuse William White's friendship.

Not convinced?

You may not be afraid of a guy who is extremely wealthy, but when this guy also possesses powerful force. If you are not prepared, it is better to keep your mouth shut.

Of course, people with a heart see everything as dirty. The old guy is definitely a turtle, so naturally everything looks dirty.

William White did not tamper with the place of registration. This may be his only insistence. Dividing wealth is actually very troublesome, and the taxes involved are very troublesome.

"Speaking of it, or you don't believe it, the IRS did investigate this matter, and I happened to have a friend involved. He told me that the information was all true, and no manipulation was done."

Damn it, Madoff’s face is even darker, which means that he decided the ownership of these wealth many, many years ago.

Damn, isn't this a lie? But since you know this, you still want me to be cannon fodder?

Sorry, William White is a very strong guy, and there can be competition and conflict, but if he deliberately seeks trouble, it may eventually turn into a fight.

"Minister Stone, there is nothing we can do for the time being. If there is no conclusive evidence, it is impossible for me to come forward." Bernard Madoff sighed secretly. How could he dare to participate at this time? If one of them goes wrong, the person will die in a matter of minutes.

"Humph, a bunch of trash, I really don't understand. What do these bastards want to do?" William White snorted coldly. If you can't even do charity, why are you still alive?

"Boss, I guess I can't settle the debt. I went in for a spin, but they were hit hard."

"Hahaha, hahaha, this is good, this is very good, I will carry him out when the time comes." A group of idiots went to check his hometown, but they were probably hit hard. Such a monster-like character cannot be judged by common sense.

"By the way, start judicial proceedings immediately. Humph, with the Patriot Act, you can roam around. Do I look like a lantern puller?

Bastards, sue them. White Bank will no longer provide relevant information. Damn it, you are patriotic when you say you are patriotic. Why is it all private retaliation? "

Bernard Madoff would never have imagined that they would be in trouble much sooner than imagined. Of course William White has ways to avoid surveillance, but this choice of target based entirely on personal preference is really annoying.

Huh, if the tiger doesn't show off its power, you think I'm a sick cat. Okay, let's talk about it with you guys. How do you look like a terrorist? If you can't tell me a 123, I definitely want you to look good.

Damn it, those bastards from the Ministry of Justice are here again, watch your skin this time.