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yeah the government steps in often when businesses get out of hand. Look at how they break up monopoly's or oligopolies, look at windfall taxes, etc. One of the governments essential duties is to protect the US population from businesses. At least with non-health-care products consumers have the option of telling the company to fuck off by not buying their product. However, when it comes to health care and you are sitting in the emergency room with 24 hours to live because your appendix is about to burst you can't really tell them to fuck off can you? This is why the health care industry needs heavy regulation. Much in the same way that the government regulated banks when they were handing out mortgages just to turn around and say they needed full payment a few years later or else they would take your property.
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