> On the other hand, they could have bankrupted them if they wanted to. Do we really want the government to have that much say in whether businesses live or die

> On the other hand, they could have bankrupted them if they wanted to. Do we really want the government to have that much say in whether businesses live or die? "The government" have the ability to remove the freedom of people who have erred. In some backwards countries the government even has the ability to execute people.