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> without waiting for a paralyzed congress to pass laws to deal with new or even existing problems ah yes so all the technocrat experts who are undoubtably par
by lurking15 3y ago
> without waiting for a paralyzed congress to pass laws to deal with new or even existing problems
ah yes so all the technocrat experts who are undoubtably part of the revolving door between industry & government should just be policing themselves justified by "emergency" exigencies
why are people so keen to defend regulatory capture as not only inevitable but seemingly good?
- nielsbot 3y agowhile there is always a risk of regulatory capture—which i abhor, the current imperfect system is better than no system. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/we-are-witnessing-the-biggest-judicial-power-grab-since-1803/ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/we-are-witnessing-...
- lurking15 3y agoElie Mystal is hardly a reasonable voice, far too politically extremist. My point is precisely that a regulatory-captured system is far worse than no govt regulatory system (which does not preclude non-govt systems).