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The reason why "only so many are built in any given geographic area" is because we aren't being very capitalist or free market. One must obtain a "certificate o
by souprock 5y ago
The reason why "only so many are built in any given geographic area" is because we aren't being very capitalist or free market. One must obtain a "certificate of need" before opening a new facility, and that will be opposed in court by all possible competitors.
We could give capitalism and free market a try.
- pmiller2 5y agoWhy do people always want to fix problems arising from capitalism by doing more capitalism?
- souprock 5y agoThe error here: it's not problems arising from capitalism You complained that "only so many are built in any given geographic area", and I pointed out that this is for a very non-capitalist reason. Regulation prohibits opening new hospitals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need