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Why was the anti-trust act passed?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 7/28/2022

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts or business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive. It also requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts (monopolies).

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