> What I don't understand is how this idea comes up every time something like this is discussed. I'm assuming that this does not receive convincing counter-argu

> What I don't understand is how this idea comes up every time something like this is discussed. I'm assuming that this does not receive convincing counter-arguments which is why I will attempt to do so here. I believe it's because there has not been a consistently applied general principle of free markets articulated, which the removal of episodes here violates.