If you don’t believe that the Republican party leadership works in concert with the Democrat party leadership to protect the financial interests of unscrupulous big business, as distinguished from honorable businessmen, then you need to brush up on your history starting with the trusts and monopolies of the late 1800’s early 1900’s. If you do this and follow the path forward you will stumble upon the very actions of Congress which have resulted in today’s lack of competition in the purchase of health insurance policies. I will spare you the colorful historical details and hit the highlights for brevity’s sake but it is important to note the obnoxious nature of monopolies was well known to our founding fathers. For example, the Maryland Constitution states in clear language “that monopolies are odious, contrary to the spirit of free government and the principles of commerce, and ought not to be suffered.â€