Isn't this the whole point of the "defund the government" approach? Deliberately sabotage the regulatory authorities, then use the fact that they no longer hav

Isn't this the whole point of the "defund the government" approach? Deliberately sabotage the regulatory authorities, then use the fact that they no longer have the expertise and staff as a justification to outsource the regulation function over to the companies that were supposed to be inspected. And when it goes wrong, which it always does, make shocked pikachu face and claim that nothing can be done because we no longer have the capacity to regulate industry. This would be less infuriating if this was the first time, but it keeps happening again and again and people keep falling for it. It is immensely profitable for the few though, that might be why it keeps happening. The fix is easy, just requires time and budget: rebuild that expertise and refuse to certify anything until you have the necessary capabilities.