LAD #26

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act was established in order to resolve many of the problems that were created by the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. One of the major flaws of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was that it sometimes favored big businesses instead of opposing them or trying to eliminate them. In the Clayton Anti-Trust Act, it was made clear that under no circumstances could a company or business use corrupt mechanisms or methods to make a higher profit. A company was also not allowed to discrimiate against certain groups of people or workers in order to make more money for themselves. The government was very aware of certain trusts and was intent on regulating them. If trusts were breaking the rules established by the Anti-Trust Act, they would be broken up by the government. The Clayton Anti-Trust Act proved to be a very positive act, because it helped to end the unfair treatment of workers, corruption in businesses, and monopolies.