>> In Europe, by now they’d have undoubtedly been broken up or even taken over by the government, with revenues either flowing directly to the government or collected through high tax rates, fees, and fines.

Large companies based in Europe that haven't been "broken up and taken over" by "the government":

  Royal Dutch Shell (UK & Netherlands)
  BP (UK)
  Total (France)
  Volkswagen (Germany)
  Daimler (Germany)
  BNP Paribas (France)
  Carrefour (France)
  Banco Santander (Spain)
  Fiat (Italy)
  BMW (Germany)

etc. etc. etc.

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