ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hɐz tˈeɪkən mˈɛni stˈɛps tʊ ɛnʃˈʊɹ ðɪ ɐvˌeɪləbˈɪlᵻɾi əvə hˈɛlθi ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt ˈoʊpən tə kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən θɹuː lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ lˈɪmɪts ˌɔn kˈɑːnsɛpt ˈoʊnɚʃˌɪp θɹuː pˈæʔn̩t lˈɔː, pɹɪvˈɛnʃən ʌv mənˈɑːpəlˈɪstɪk bˈɪznəs pɹˈæktɪsᵻz θɹuː ˈæntaɪtɹˈʌst lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən, ænd ðɪ ˈaʊtlɔː ʌv pɹˈaɪs kˈʌɾɪŋ ænd ɡˈaʊdʒɪŋ.
The federal government has taken many steps to ensure the availability of a healthy environment open to competition through legislation including limits on concept ownership through patent law, prevention of monopolistic business practices through anti-trust legislation, and the outlaw of price cutting and gouging.