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It's the same in every regulated industry: auto, insurance, finance, education. All it does is drive up the cost like crazy which gets passed on and people stil
by dexterdog 10y ago
It's the same in every regulated industry: auto, insurance, finance, education. All it does is drive up the cost like crazy which gets passed on and people still get scammed, but pay extra for the privilege.
- Retric 10y agoIt defaults to higher costs, but that's not enough to say it's worse. I don't care if milk could cost half as much if it has a significantly higher chance of making me sick. On the other hand if I had less money I might be more willing to take risks. Thus, regulation is not an independent thing and depends on the economy it's operating in. PS: Historically milk was surprisingly deadly. Without regulation it would likely be much safer than that today, but not as safe as it currently is.
- gravypod 10y agoYou know that's the first time I've ever heard that argument. People usually just freeze and don't know how to respond. I'll have to think about this
- dexterdog 10y agoYou do realize that milk is heavily subsidized to be priced where it is, right? I would much rather pay a local farmer the market amount and have a relationship with him than to pay into the bureaucracy and support those subsidies with all kinds of taxes.
- Retric 10y agoI don't actually drink / buy milk directly so the sticker prices has little meaning to me. As to having a personal relationship with a farmer, I grew up next to a farm. It's very much an industrial process.