> Which has no bearing on whether or not the "free market" (not that such a thing actually exists) can stop it. How does it have _no_ bearing on whether the ma

> Which has no bearing on whether or not the "free market" (not that such a thing actually exists) can stop it. How does it have _no_ bearing on whether the market can stop it? If the status quo is the result of market forces, one should at least consider the possibility that market forces will not result in anything different. I think maybe you meant to say that market forces _might_ still stop this even if they have not done it so far. That is a bit more defensible.