https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/5.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/488460.aspxWed, 05 Sep 2012 15:01:33 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:488460Bogart0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/488460.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=488460<p> Enron&#39;s could not even rule a regulated market where competition can bet held back by prepurchased government force.&nbsp; How in the world could an Enron rule when competitors could enter and leave at will into every business Enron had.</p> <p> Furthermore, Enron&#39;s profits came from two sources: 1. Moving Natural Gas and 2. Making profitable deals with government.&nbsp; Neither of these seems to me to allow Enron to rule.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/488459.aspxWed, 05 Sep 2012 14:44:34 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:488459Wheylous0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/488459.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=488459<p> Gero (bless his heart) was doing his usual link roundup and I found this article among his links:</p> <p> <a href="http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/enron-dependent-on-government/">http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/enron-dependent-on-government/</a></p> <p> Included is this one:</p> <p> <a href="http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2012/Bradleyenron.html">http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2012/Bradleyenron.html</a></p> <p> I haven&#39;t read them yet, but it seems like we could use these are references when defending claims that in the free market Enrons would rule.</p> <p> I&#39;d also like to remind people that Woods in&nbsp;<em>Meltdown</em>&nbsp;defends shorting by pointing out that it is what helped bring down Enron.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>