> most regulations have the side-effect of benefitting one constituency or interest group over another Well, yes. One of the functions of government is to adju

> most regulations have the side-effect of benefitting one constituency or interest group over another Well, yes. One of the functions of government is to adjudicate incompatible desires. This doesn't mean it always should, but something is going to play that role, and if it isn't a government, it is something that will be called a government once the shooting stops.