If something makes economic sense to do, no one has to mandate it, people do it save money/make a profit. That's how capitalism works.
The rationalization that goes into justifying forcing consumers to buy something they don't want is amazing. It is how crony capitalism works. And who gets what is dependent on who has the best lobbyist and is why DC is a cesspool...
You are correct. Market forces should determine the market. Any time government perverts the market by creating artificial market demand, we have trouble; especially when in involves the corruption of crony capitalism.