> I like regulation. Hence my comment that it's, 'absolutely necessary.' But it has costs, and not every instance of regulation is absolutely necessary. > I t

> I like regulation. Hence my comment that it's, 'absolutely necessary.' But it has costs, and not every instance of regulation is absolutely necessary. > I thank my lucky stars our forerunners had the decency and common sense to think of the future and not just short-term bottom-lines. Look at photos from the 1970s. The reason we're as well-off now as we are is precisely that our forerunners weren't focusing on long-term cleanliness and instead focused on short-term profits at the expense of the environment. Then we got rich enough as a society to afford to clean it up. Note, too, that not all regulations are environmental. Look at how difficult it can be to hire a contractor in some states, or the amount of money a small business must expend to be in regulatory compliance.