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So no regulation would yield a perfect utopia then? An obvious fallacy.

• passing_by_and 5y ago
  The GP made a falsifiable statement. Please attack that instead of creating a straw man.
  • xpe 5y ago
    > My two cents: I don't think you can find ANY government (icluding Scandinavia countries, Switzerland and what not) that is NOT engaged in - "donating" money to a government regulator can induce the regulator to cover up and turn a blind eye to a person's alleged or suspected breaches in the course of investigations and prosecutions." That's how government regulation works, more regulation more opportunities for corruptions. This comment, taken as a whole, is notable in what it does not mention. For example, it doesn't talk about the many kinds of corruption that regulation mitigates (yes, imperfectly). "Is government regulation good or bad?" is perhaps an ok introductory question to start off with. However, it is simplistic and overly generalized. So if one does not progress beyond it, one hasn't gotten very far. A practical question is "What kinds and implementations of government regulation serve our goals?"