Cartels, monopolies, trusts, and horizontal and vertical integration all share the goal of increasing profits. The step by the federal government to limit the power of corporations is the Sherman Antitrust Act. The argument that supports the perception of the big business leaders as "captains of industry" is that the support for technology benefits the economy.
Presidents role as Chief legislator
<span>Dismal science is a term coined by Scottish writer, essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle to describe the discipline of economics. :)</span>
