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> We're in this mess because of unregulated capitalism, but sure, removing even more regulations will definitely solve it! I'm not arguing that removing regula
by gcanyon 3y ago
> We're in this mess because of unregulated capitalism, but sure, removing even more regulations will definitely solve it!
I'm not arguing that removing regulations will solve it, but it is possible to have an island of misery in the middle of two more pleasant extremes. Meaning that both more and less regulation would make the problem better, just in different ways.
To your point, you can't simply ridicule the solution you don't like and call that an argument.
- fnimick 3y agoI didn't think I had to be explicit - to look at some regulations with negative effects (zoning protectionism for nimby homeowners) and then extrapolate from that that all regulation is bad, is farcical. There is a decent argument to be made that I would agree with that regulatory capture on home building is a serious problem. But that's not the argument that was made, instead the parent comment went on to claim that the actual problem is "freeloaders" and all that government regulation preventing the few worthy people from getting off the ground.