Whoppie De Freakin Do!!!  The thing that is killing the Circus that Never Leaves Town is the Monopoly, and "Congressional Oversight".  Imagine for a moment that when Ernie ran his pizza parlor, and he had to get permission to raise or lower prices, to set working hours, who he could fire or hire(well, guess that is part of the plan) how much cheese or toppings he could put on pizza etc.

End the monopoly.  It's that plain and simple