> I don't understand the distinction you are making. It's pretty simple. In a correctly regulated market the sellers are in competition with each other so ther

> I don't understand the distinction you are making. It's pretty simple. In a correctly regulated market the sellers are in competition with each other so there is a limit to how much they can increase prices, since they'll just lose business to their competitor. In a poorly regulated market that allows competitors to collude with each other to raise prices by the same amount, they'll inflate prices much further.