It's very common for businesses and industries that governments deem to be strategically important to be protected from market forces. Market forces are not a

It's very common for businesses and industries that governments deem to be strategically important to be protected from market forces. Market forces are not a moral obligation, nor are they an invitation to put a huge "kick me" sign on your back, stand in front of some proverbial John Galt, and let nature take its course. They're just a description of how things tend to naturally work out in the absence of intervention.