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>Regulation never helps the end-consumers The FDA, FDIC, and other acronyms would like to have a word with you.
by pboutros 11y ago
>Regulation never helps the end-consumers
The FDA, FDIC, and other acronyms would like to have a word with you.
- endymi0n 11y agoAlso, at least in Germany, there's some responsibilities that official taxies have in exchange for their quasi-monopoly - transportation duty for example. This is a double-edged sword as well when thinking about needing to drive a drunk, mentally ill or homeless person, but this is critical for elderly or disabled people. My wife was once refused transportation by a taxi driver when she had just to go two kilometers from the airport with a broken leg (granted, shitty situation for both sides here) - and she got compensation and another driver from the taxi central immediately. While I'm with you on better regulation, blind deregulation has too much collateral damage IMHO.
- Apocryphon 11y agoThe problem with the U.S. is that there tends not to be a complete absence of regulation, but regulation that is often poorly designed and/or executed. It's sort of why for decades the American government has spent huge amounts on healthcare, despite politicians bashing the notion of universal healthcare at every turn. I definitely agree that the solution should be better regulation.
- baddox 11y agoPlenty of people would debate whether those programs are a net benefit.