There is a really simple to solution to this: the government limits prices and mandates based on how badly the regulation is skirted. Basically limit profit so

There is a really simple to solution to this: the government limits prices and mandates based on how badly the regulation is skirted. Basically limit profit so it matches the dubious use-value. (Neither utility nor profit is actually linear wrt units produce, but just smart about that and know your adversary.)