But the break-up, a decade later, of Standard Oil – perhaps the most powerful company in the history of the world to that date – was seen by mainstream opinion as completely reasonable. And the break-up of Standard Oil took place in great American style: the company was split into more than 30 pieces, the shareholders did very well, and the Rockefeller family went on to rehabilitate itself in the eyes of the American public.
¿Por qué no se utilizan esos instrumentos antimonopolio contra los megabancos actuales, que han llegado a ser tan poderosos, que pueden inclinar la legislación y la reglamentación en gran medida a su favor, al tiempo que reciben, además, los generosos rescates necesarios financiados con cargo a los contribuyentes?