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> what are some recent examples of governments giving up power? We have a whole category for it in the US and one of the two major parties devoted to it: Dereg
by dahart 3y ago
> what are some recent examples of governments giving up power?
We have a whole category for it in the US and one of the two major parties devoted to it: Deregulation.
- TheRealDunkirk 3y agoBoy, they got you good! There's no such thing as "deregulation." There's only rearranging regulation to protect the incumbents against competitors which would try to arise in an actual capitalistic system.
- dahart 3y agoIt sounds like you’re joking, but I can’t tell. Of course, there is such a thing as deregulation, it has a definition and history that doesn’t match your operative word choice of “rearranging”. To your point, I have no doubt that some deregulation has been spin for regulatory capture and/or anti-competitive behavior. Unfortunately, perhaps especially for the environment, that’s not an accurate summary of all deregulation, nor of the US conservative party’s official stance on regulation.