dantheman

One bad apple does spoil the bunch. Apples release a gas when rotting which accelerates the rotting of nearby ones. And in politics corruption spreads.

Rent control increase the rent for everyone, lowers the amount of housing stock, and reduces its quality.

The majority of medical care and expenses are not emergency.

Medicine is one of the most regulated and least capitalist markets.

Hint it has - the standard of living is far higher now; medical care is far better; and the number of people subsidized by those working has greatly increased (this may not be considered a benefit, but it's where the extra income is going).

Throughout history there are very few monopolies and they don't normally last that long; that is unless they get are granted special privileges by the government.

Why? to increase productivity and improve the human condition. If AI can do research then technological and scientific progress will increase dramatically.

You might like: Discrimination and Disparities (2019) by Thomas Sowell

What benefits?

The EU is more of a problem than any sort of solution.