And not only would they happily gouge you, but they would then claim they have a duty to their shareholders to do so, as the law permits them to do it. This is

And not only would they happily gouge you, but they would then claim they have a duty to their shareholders to do so, as the law permits them to do it. This is, after all, the reason we tend to avoid government monopolies if we can avoid it. It's not just that government is inefficient, it's that monopolies are inefficient, whether "private sector" or otherwise.