In 2017 Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, spent $18 million lobbying the U.S. government. "Google wants to be a vertical monopoly, providing services from literally being your internet service provider, the cable to your home, all the way up to your data on the cloud, what YouTube videos you're watching, the content of your emails, the searches you're making, the content of other websites that you're going to." Are you comfortable with how many "pies" Alphabet Inc. has its fingers in? What could be (has already been) the consequences of this technology giant? What has/will be the effects on the economy, development, innovation, etc? Make sure you use at least 2 sources to support your reasoning.