Trust busting laws were focused on big companies that were A. On the verge of going bankrupt B. Treating competitors fairly C. Weak and struggling to survive D. Using unfair business practices
Trust busting is a government actively seeking to dissolve cooperates trusts and monopolies.
Teddy Roosevelt saw a difference between good and bad trust. His main goal was to dissolve the bad trust.
Bad trust would lower their prices to drive competition out of the businesses and use or apply other unfair methods of business practices. he used the Sherman Antitrust act as his guide.