As Ian notes, in theory one could consider ASML or TSMC as more plausible monopolies, but neither is exploiting its position, and also neither is American so we can’t go after them. If anything I find the continued failure of both to raise prices to be a confusing aspect of the world.
Maybe with something that grows exponentially it’s convenient to keep the prices lower to grow the pie faster?
Indeed, I have spoken how I feel proposals such as those in the Gladstone Report go too far, and would indeed carry exactly these risks. I draw a sharp contrast between that and something like SB 1047. I dive into the details to try and punch them up.
I’m not a native English speaker, could someone tell me what “punch smth up” means here? I couldn’t understand searching on wiktionary nor asking claude.
To punch something up can sometimes mean “to make it more vibrant, visible, outstanding” so I think he means, he goes into the details in order to make the important ones more salient for the reader.
Maybe with something that grows exponentially it’s convenient to keep the prices lower to grow the pie faster?
I’m not a native English speaker, could someone tell me what “punch smth up” means here? I couldn’t understand searching on wiktionary nor asking claude.
To punch something up can sometimes mean “to make it more vibrant, visible, outstanding” so I think he means, he goes into the details in order to make the important ones more salient for the reader.