sgt_zim
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I've never yet read a regulation that wasn't written by, and wanted by, the existing big players in a given market. It helps to keep young upstarts out of their space. And every single regulation opens a wider door for potential abuse and corruption. It stands to reason that if a politician/bureaucrat has no authority over an activity, he cannot be bribed to grant a favor WRT that activity.Regulations and controls are fine and necessary when backed by hard science. It's when the corrupt politicians and the activists with their emotional raving become involved that cause the problems. They get some hairbrained notion and blat and bellow until they overrule the science, not taking into consideration the side effects of their stupidity.
Not trying to heap scorn on you or @ZG47 , trying to raise awareness that the very existence of regulation creates the corruption and abuse potentials. It is simply contradictory to advocate for more regulation and then cry "foul" because of the corruption which followed it with the monotonous predictability of gravity. Regulation and corruption are merely the 2 sides of the same coin.
AFAIK, the only regulations which have mostly seemed to work out for the benefit of all concerned is regulated hunting. But even that's subject to politicization. Look at what's happening in the UK right now because of Boris Johnson's family.