[_2d30]

I can't believe this is getting downvoted. It's the equivalent of sticking your head in the sand and hoping that if you can't see a bad thing then that bad thing doesn't exist. This is a clear case of incentive design and too strong of an arm in preventing acquisitions can come back to bite you. Don't pretend this isn't the case, acknowledge it and factor it into your beliefs around optimal anti-trust law.

[ethbro]

That there exists a strictness of anti-trust law / prosection which is harmful does not opine on whether or not stricter anti-trust law would be harmful or beneficial.

So a bit of a red herring.