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"Regulation" gave us the end of Slavery. "Regulation" gave us the end of child labour. "Regulation" gave us a 5 day work week. "Regulation" gave us a reasona
by ck425 6y ago
"Regulation" gave us the end of Slavery.
"Regulation" gave us the end of child labour.
"Regulation" gave us a 5 day work week.
"Regulation" gave us a reasonable number of holidays (in Europe atleast).
Regulation isn't fundamentally bad. Nor does is need to be controlled by lobbyists and big business. Your points against regulation aren't against "Regulation", they're against bad regulation. The response to bad regulation shouldn't be no regulation, it should be to work on better regulation and a better legislation process for that regulation.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoWith the arguable exception of slavery, social change gave us all those things. Regulation was just the part where we coerced the hold-outs to do as we wanted under threat of violence. Regulation in a democracy always lags social change.
- capdeck 6y ago> "Regulation" gave us a 5 day work week. Wasn't it Henry Ford who gave us 5 day work week? 5 days to work, 1 day for church and 1 day to get out and buy the cars he was making.
- ceejayoz 6y agoNot everyone works for Ford. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Labor_Standards_Act_of_1938 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Labor_Standards_Act_of_19... is what extended something similar (a 40 hour work week) nationwide.
- incrudible 6y ago"Regulation" gave you slavery. In the more natural state of affairs, you can't just go about enslaving someone without the risk of them running away or outright murdering you while you're looking away. It is the power of the state that captures the fugitive slave or punishes them for defending themselves.