Most regulation seems to fall into that category in the US too. Big companies have the money to combat it and still make a windfall of profits, while the small

Most regulation seems to fall into that category in the US too. Big companies have the money to combat it and still make a windfall of profits, while the small guy trying to build a company gets crushed because some regulatory prosecutor is trying to make a name for himself. Tax law is probably the most common example of this.