Conspiracies for Profit

Here are the conspiracies for profit.

Streetcar Conspiracy:
The streetcar conspiracy refers to convictions of General Motors and other companies for monopolising the sale of buses and supplies to National City Lines and its subsidiaries, and that it was a deliberate plot to purchase and dismantle streetcars to have control over surface transportation.

Hemp Conspiracy:
Hemp is a plant that was around for thousands of years and was industrialised. It was used in many things, clothes, ships, houses, but was banned in the early 1900s. Hemp is apparently also another name for marijuana, which is probably why it was banned. People still believe that it can be used for medical help though.

Sugar Conspiracy:
For a long time, fat was said to be a great danger to our health. It wasn’t until 1972 that a scientist discovered that sugar was the greatest danger to our health. However, his findings were ridiculed. It was only in 2011 that we learned the truth, and believed it. It is believed that sugar companies (or people that used sugar) were trying to keep their money and ridiculed the 1972 scientist’s findings on purpose.

Lysine Price-fixing Conspiracy:
The lysine price-fixing conspiracy was an organised effort in the mid-1990s to raise the price of the animal feed additive lysine. It involved five different companies. A criminal investigation resulted in fines and a three-year prison sentence for any that had attempted to fix the prices.

Apple e-book pricing:
Apple had to pay a $45 million US dollar fine for conspiring with publishers to increase e-book prices in 2010, with the launch of the iPad, in order to get more money. The scheme caused the prices to increase from the previously set $9.99 to $12.99 or $14.99.