Antitrust Act Of 1914: A Comparative Analysis

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While Bush was president, mergers were able to get away quite easily past the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission, where as Obama plans on putting a stop to the leniency of mergers. As President Obama promises to take a more active approach on scrutinizing any deals that might hurt consumers. With the increased merger scrutiny, executives would have to find ways to reduce costs such as merging with a rival, which would also give cause for antitrust concern. As well with two major rivals joining together, would result in a massive amount of jobs lost, which Obama is trying to fix as well as prevent from happening, although interference is unlikely. While the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 prevents companies from transactions that
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