Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills

Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by akiselev on Monday December 21, 2020 @01:48PM (#25498018)

> There's basically no example of a monopoly forming outside of government regulation.

That's tautological statement. There is no free market without private property protections which do not exist outside of government regulation either.

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Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by whiddershins on Monday December 21, 2020 @02:04PM (#25498198)

Some people view the protection of individual intrinsic rights (freedom from violence, protection of property, the right to move freely about) as a separate thing from regulation.

Government protecting people's rights, vs. government protecting people, or government prohibiting consensual business dealings.

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Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by _jal on Monday December 21, 2020 @03:33PM (#25499226)

Yes, if you want to demonize something you also depend on, it is hard to do so without some rhetorical dodge.

You don't have to fall for it, though.

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Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by 8note on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @11:11AM (#25507708)

So I can just claim that none of the things that cause monopolies are regulation, then regulations don't cause monopolies?

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