Leading innovation also requires capital, high-functioning trade, education, infrastructure, easy access to funding, etc. It's powered by a self-reinforcing cyc

Leading innovation also requires capital, high-functioning trade, education, infrastructure, easy access to funding, etc. It's powered by a self-reinforcing cycle of investments, of which money is only a part. It's totally legitimate to ask whether the evidence supports the idea of overregulation slowing progress, but I don't think your examples are the right questions to ask.