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Yes, it's a conspiracy called "unchecked late-stage capitalism", and "feckless anti-monopoly policies".

You don't need much of a conspiracy when virtually every industry, everywhere has gone through significant consolidation.

It's even a problem for the military. Private contractors are gouging the US Government to the tune of *billions* and we can't do anything about it because critical parts, once produced by a few competitors, now have only one producer.