But it is a perfectly, wonderfully in fact, appropriate example of the government playing the role it is supposed to play by setting the terms of competition in

But it is a perfectly, wonderfully in fact, appropriate example of the government playing the role it is supposed to play by setting the terms of competition in the marketplace. Just as the government says I can't break into your house and take your stuff (which would just be another aspect of market competition, if you really liked your stuff you would have had better locks). If I do, you call the cops and punishment results. This isn't a waste of money or some sort of evil coercion, it's the government setting the rules we play by in a way that benefits everyone. Does the government always do this perfectly? Fuck no! But don't gripe about it when the system actually works!