to break up trusts
trusts~apex
In recent years, the President has been more instrumental in choosing the vice-president. In most cases, he picks someone he can work with and whom he trusts. Therefore, he is williing to assign him important missions. Also, the workload on the President has increased - he has more need to have someone he trusts to perform some the duties that Presidents used to do themselves.
That trusts were legal in other countries
The government did not approve of them because it effected the economy especially teddy Roosevelt he was known as the trust buster and he broke up bad trusts or monopolies.
President Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
breaking up business trusts and giant monopolies
Theodore Roosevelt
to break up trusts
Theodore Roosevelt called the trust buster because of his efforts to break up trusts and outlaw business monopolies.
Theodore Roosevelt filed suits against 44 trusts during his 7 1/2 years as president
Trusts cut prices to drive competitors out of business.
Woodrow Wilson spoke against the triple wall of privilege, namely the tariff, the banks, and the trusts in his 1912 platform.
President Theodore Rooseveltâ??s actions demonstrated that he was serious about social and political reform. His reforms include more regulation of business and busting up the trusts.
to get rid of "bad" trusts and keep "good" trusts
The President who was called the trustbuster because he was the first to break up trusts and monopolies was Theodore Roosevelt. He believed in regulating big business to promote fair competition and protect consumers, leading to several antitrust prosecutions during his presidency in the early 1900s.