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FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya Argues for Robinson-Patman Act Revitalization

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Robinson-Patnett: A Brief History

Congress was trying to enact specific restrictions given a political environment in which it was very unlikely that a 1914-esque broad section five or style mandate was unlikely. And also to respond to the specific ways in which the AMP at the time was cheating people. One thing I've been trying to do is remind people of Section 2C of Robinson-Patnett. It's really interesting because everyone says price discrimination, 2A, 2E, 2F,. But 2C is a far simpler rule. It's about kickbacks.

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