The ability for them to do this is only granted to them by the restrictiveness of the regulatory state. You've prescribed a byzantine series of rules in order

The ability for them to do this is only granted to them by the restrictiveness of the regulatory state. You've prescribed a byzantine series of rules in order to free up supply when the quickest step is to just free up supply, which will make "buying up whatever is on the market" a gigantic waste of money because it will not be possible to corner said market.