The situation is far more nuanced. If you said instead "The government can be a tool used to suppress competition," I think most would agree with you. The dist

The situation is far more nuanced. If you said instead "The government can be a tool used to suppress competition," I think most would agree with you. The distinction is that there are plenty of other tools companies can use to suppress competition, and Government also can be used as a tool to encourage competition. A strict black and white view point that more government = less competition is absurd.