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Re:They used Xenon to climb Everest in days – is it the futu... by throw0101b on Thursday May 29, 2025 @10:10AM (#44126318)
> This is just exhibit 8345346 that this type of "free market" doesn't result in lower prices for consumers […]

I think it's worth asking if you have a free market at the point there's consolidation and it approaches monopoly/oligopoly territory.

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Re:They used Xenon to climb Everest in days – is it the futu... by ty6853 on Thursday May 29, 2025 @10:14AM (#44126359)
There is nothing even remotely close to a 'free market' in pet clinics.

A free market would be me with a sign in the corner, offering to perform surgery on your dog, with my engineering degree printed on a piece of paper and anesthetics I manufactured in my basement.

North America has severely limited the number of veterinarians and regulated the care, the monopolistic elements are likely largely a result of government intervention.

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