Antitrust exemption
Preference for a National Pastime: An Examination of Baseball's Antitrust Exemption, Its Destruction of Healthy Competition, and the Inherent Need for a Competitive MarketOver the past century, baseball has become affectionately known as the "National Pastime" in the United States. As this title connotes, baseball is more than just a sport or a form of entertainment. It is a phenomenon that grasps a nation's heart and unites its citizens under a common threshold. Thus, one would assume that the main goal of a Major League Baseball organization would necessarily reflect this commitment to the betterment of the American public. However, baseball remains to be a business, and as a business it often misconstrues its organizational objectives. Considering baseball from its production side, one witnesses the unfortunate divide between maximizing an organization's profits and providing a public good to the American people. Presently, it seems that Major League Baseball has decided to pursue individual profit maximization at the expense of society's well being. The primary contribution to this approach is the antitrust exemption that baseball has received from the Supreme Court. Through this legislation, the existing baseball league
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Approximate Word count = 2179
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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