> least consider the fact that it is proven that poverty is correlated with human trafficking (due to desperation and vulnerability) and illegally high medical bills force people into poverty.
This is pretty tenuous and would implicate a lot of other behaviors. You know what else causes poverty?
- the ability to hire based on skill and lay off people when you don’t need them
- alcohol
- charging for housing
- charging for food
- charging for utilities
- property taxes
- charging for transportation
If, “does something that could cause poverty” is the bar, then a huge chunk of market exchange of goods and services needs to stop.
You’re comparing the basics of a capitalism based society to a large company actively breaking the law (price fixing) on products that affect people’s lives and health directly.
This is pretty tenuous and would implicate a lot of other behaviors. You know what else causes poverty?
- the ability to hire based on skill and lay off people when you don’t need them
- alcohol
- charging for housing
- charging for food
- charging for utilities
- property taxes
- charging for transportation
If, “does something that could cause poverty” is the bar, then a huge chunk of market exchange of goods and services needs to stop.