Must be some way to bottle this dynamic....

[Junkdrawer]

When the 0.1% find that they cannot maintain position by uniting against the lower classes, they will be forced to fight for that green blood among themselves. You'll see more and more of this as the years go by.....

In Western Pennsylvania, one healthcare Goliath (Highmark Blue Cross/Shield) citing the other (UPMC) for anticompetitive practices and demanding legislation to level the playing field:

http://www.saveourhealthcarechoice.com/?utm_source=pxi&utm_medium=300

Any ideas?

[Junkdrawer]

1. BTW: Don't underestimate this dynamic....

IMHO, something like this gave us Magna Charta:

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Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter),[1] also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, is an Angevin charter originally issued in Latin. It was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the bank of the River Thames near Windsor, England, on 15 June 1215.[2]

Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their rights.

The charter is widely known throughout the English speaking world as an important part of the protracted historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law in England and beyond.

The 1215 charter required King John to proclaim certain liberties and accept that his will was not arbitrary—for example by explicitly accepting that no "freeman" (in the sense of non-serf) could be punished except through the law of the land, a right that still exists. The name Runnymede may be derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'runieg' (regular meeting) and 'mede' (mead or meadow), describing a place in the meadows used to hold regular meetings. The Witan, Witenagemot or Council of the Anglo-Saxon kings of the 7th to 11th centuries was held from time to time at Runnymede during the reign of Alfred the Great. The Council met usually in the open air. This political organ was transformed in succeeding years, influencing the creation of England's 13th century parliament.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta