> surely bald deregulation is not optimal. "optimal" is not one of our options. The relevant question is whether "bald deregulation" is better than what we've

> surely bald deregulation is not optimal. "optimal" is not one of our options. The relevant question is whether "bald deregulation" is better than what we've got now, and the answer to that is pretty obviously YES. Sadly, "bald deregulation" is also not one of our options, but at least it's more likely than achieving something anywhere near "optimal".