If using the force of law makes something 8 times cheaper than the free market, then so much the worse for the free market. The whole argument in favor of the

If using the force of law makes something 8 times cheaper than the free market, then so much the worse for the free market. The whole argument in favor of the free market -- which holds for most products -- is that market competition can provide things cheaper than government fiat. If the market can't do that in this instance, then who needs it?