I expect things to get worse and see more extortion and coercion in 1st world countries. How did the East handle this sort of thing? Did the same type of events slowly start happening with previously trusted institutions?

I am wondering how professionals like doctors, accountants, dentists will being extorting and coercing people??? How do you think? How to avoid this?

The dog owner went in with good intentions but the diagnosis was not confirmed by anyone else and the cost was high for a low income person (vet could have easily done it for free since probably killing the dog would have been just as expensive.

The dog owner wanted to take his dog elsewhere and think about it. But the vet wouldn't let him take his dog. :(

I expect things to get worse and see more extortion and coercian in 1st world countries. How did the East handle this sort of thing? Did the same type of events slowly start happening with previously trusted institutions?