Subsidies make things expensive, neglect makes them cheap

Healthcare, college tuition, and childcare prices exploded with heavy government involvement.

TVs, smartphones, and clothing prices collapsed through market competition.

Subsidies create donor lobbies that push costs higher.

Neglected sectors face real competition and innovation pressure.

Pattern holds across decades of data on price changes.

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