Ten Crown Monopolies

A quick list of ten government monopolies in Australia

1. violence off the sports fields

2. totalizators

3. taxation (no receipt) and duties (you get a virtual stamp at least)

4. incarceration

5. must-follow rules other than those defined by mutually agreed contracts

6. human transport over the edges that are girt by sea

7. advertisements for government monopolies that no one watches

8. licenses and degrees for occupations that can be learned in a couple of weeks on the job

9. most of the profits on the sale of petrol, alcohol and cigarettes

10. the selling-off of profit making government monopolies for no good reason