To me this whole thing looks very centrally planned (to avoid the S word). Government decides it needs space launches, government tells "private" companies to g

To me this whole thing looks very centrally planned (to avoid the S word). Government decides it needs space launches, government tells "private" companies to get together to ULA, government pays them above market amount to keep an unprofitable venture running. And now the government also wants to have an alternative, but is still overpaying by 50%.