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"In reality" the politicians who appoint the regulators "get counsel from" the lobbyists who bribe them (excuse me, completely legally help the PACs that help r
by xp84 4y ago
"In reality" the politicians who appoint the regulators "get counsel from" the lobbyists who bribe them (excuse me, completely legally help the PACs that help re-elect them) the most generously.
Regulatory capture is a very common theme throughout every agency. Take Ajit Pai, who is and always was very obviously a Verizon stooge, as a textbook example. For that reason I don't blame anyone who would prefer a minimum of detailed, 'implementation-detail-level' government regulation on tech. Best case scenario they're poorly-written and arrest innovation, worst case they're also written to advantage the biggest or most politically-connected companies, who never deserve the help.