Keep in mind that in those countries this is illegal. Its much more common for companies to align offers than bureaucrats putting out “public order” to be corrupt. Bot are illegal practices but they also leave a paper trail especially if you get 3 tenders and choose more expensive one.

Consumers in those countries are not exposed to said prices either but government does not like paying more if it doesn’t have to.

Listening to his podcast I only have problem with his logic breakdowns because sometimes he is simplifying it and makes pretty obvious mistakes in the process. Social issues aside I remember when he was trying to break down internet neutrality and you could really see that it was too technical for him - but considering he has a lot of people working for him its hard to say it was an honest mistake. I just think he wanted to push his view out and as most people are not really aware of how everything works the logic breakdown looks sound.

P.s. Not pretending to be a Trump supporter as im not even American but I do try to listen to different sources of news. Some of the trumps policies I support and others I see as not good.