Oh, that one's easy to answer...because our legislators
are idiots, and will listen to the whining of someone
being undercut (and who makes a nice contribution).
There is no legitimate reason to outlaw many business
practices that are now illegal: dumping, tying, insider
trading...it's just business. But in a democracy--as
opposed to a free society--the losers can use state
guns to make up for their incompetence in the market.
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