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He's all about removing regulations, and then wants to regulate this?
by markwaldron 10y ago
He's all about removing regulations, and then wants to regulate this?
- trynumber9 10y agoAssume he's a populist and it makes sense. Regulations, in general, are unpopular with much of the electorate. But in this case, with the once-dismantled AT&T becoming big again, people may see the merger as hostile to their interests. If reddit is any indication it's fairly unpopular.
- pmorici 10y agoPeople probably feel like regulations only apply to the little guy because the big players just weasel out of them. So reducing regulation in general while blocking a deal like this isn't inconsistent with a populist viewpoint.
- bpchaps 10y agoCould you explain your thoughts on how those two ideas are necessarily inconsistent with each other?
- gefh 10y agoWell, one is removing a thing, and the other is adding the same thing. QED _inconsistent_.
- rndgermandude 10y agoYou'll first have to prove your premise that he is all about removing regulations (no matter what regulations), because that assertion is hardly an axiom.
- socialist_coder 10y agoHe said that if any new regulations are passed, 2 must be removed.
- freeone3000 10y agoThat's not counter to regulation - add a regulation about large company mergers, remove regulations on CO2 and NOx producers. Done.
- bpchaps 10y agoSame class of thing, sure. But definitely not the same thing...
- tdkl 10y agoDoesn't the decision base on the context ? It's not a black or white world.
- slowmotiony 10y agoDid you understand that he will literally never add any regulations? Why on earth would you assume that?