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[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What would predictably happen is that the health insurance company would still withhold care, and the life insurance company would deny the payout based on the care being withheld. Then they both would be like "sue me".

And eventually they would merge and be just one company.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This is a genuine concern with over regulation of any industry. If they can just say they were following the regulation, which inevitably will lack in some areas, then that is a strong defense for them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

concern with over regulation of any industry

Usually mergers happen and monopolies form because there is no regulation of industry

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Intellectual property law is a form of regulation

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think thought property laws help Nestle at all. Or reional monopolies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I don't think thought property laws help Nestle at all.

How is Nestle a monopoly?