Economics has it's own set of rules that mirror the sentiment I expressed earlier... Reach back to your Econ 201 and you might recall the phrase "The Marginal Propensity to...." That's one example of the cause/effect relationship as it relates to both supply and demand sides of the equation
There are reactions. They are not equal and opposite. They are almost always unequal, and never directly opposite. "Opposite" isn't really a valid term in a system as complex as socioeconomics.
If it were as simple and rigid as physics, there would be no inflation, and no fluctuation in prices except as a direct reflection of supply. Any two of an item would always cost exactly the same.
Have you ever observed that in the real world?
At the time they were instituted, sure.... But that's yesterday's news, we are dealing in the here and now and the opportunity that Obamacare delivered certain pressures is a realistic suggestion. Actions in response to that pressure are not unexpected
Seriously? You think that licensure of doctors was a bad idea when it was instituted?