>> Any distortion of that market would have deleterious effects somewhere in the chain. Regulation, collusion, and asymmetric information all seem to be "disto

>> Any distortion of that market would have deleterious effects somewhere in the chain. Regulation, collusion, and asymmetric information all seem to be "distortions" we're dealing with today; "The market pays what the market allows" seems to be an oversimplification as we're not operating in a free market.