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So What? The US is a supplier of helium. The US may get out of the market. Prices will rise until other suppliers expand output. Overall, in the long term, the helium market will work fine just like the other markets we dont need the US government to supply.

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Firstly, helium don't grow on trees. There's a limited supply on Earth.

Secondly, allowing the market price of helium to shoot up for foolish bureaucratic reasons is short-sighted, selfish, and doesn't really do anyone any good.

Are we actually scuttling a productive resource so that other interests can improve their profit margin?

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