Hi David, On Dec 13, 2012, at 10:43 PM, David R. Block <[email protected]> wrote:
> That does it. One 2 X 4 too many, this camel's back is broken. > > Why is EVERY comment I make with ANY criticism of regulation reacted to as > though I want to ABOLISH all regulation? What's with the all or nothing crap? > I'm insulted. Seriously. I apologize if i read something inappropriate into your post. Can you tell me where I went wrong? The article said: > Romney’s response was to concede that capitalism requires regulation to > work, but to insist that the regulation cannot be excessive and burdensome, > or ultimately the consumer will be hurt. > > This is an entirely unsatisfactory response. > > and specifically: > Regulations do not make markets safer, more efficient, or work better for > consumers in anything but a superficial sense. Regulation only provides > “confidence†and assurancethat only leads to crisis. Regulation does not > produce harmonization of markets or insurance for consumers. > That sure sounds to me like the author of the article wants to eliminate all regulation. Did I misunderstand the author? Or are you just saying you disagree with the article? I agree regulatory failure is a *HUGE* problem. But that's not what the article seems to be arguing -- it seems to be claiming regulation will *necessarily* fail.. -- Ernie P. > > This has gone far beyond ridiculous and I'm sick of it. I'm glad that you > think the government is perfect and that the plethora of regulators and > regulations suits you just fine. Did you know that a farmer cannot sell milk > to his neighbors? He can only sell pasteurized and homogenized milk. However, > should he sell 20 % interest in the cow, he can give 20 % of the milk to the > neighbor without all of that. Does that make any sense to you? If it does, > then explain it to me. > > And the war on coal and, therefore, coal fired power generation plants. > Remember the EPA in the blackouts and brownouts as you sit in the dark. But > no, that's perfectly fine, no matter how many miners are put out of work in > one of the poorest regions in the country: Appalachia. > > The regulators are not saints, and the regulations are not Holy Writ. > > David > > "When a thing defies physical law, there's usually politics involved."--P. J. > O’Rourke > > On 12/13/2012 4:04 PM, Dr. Ernest Prabhakar wrote: >> Hi David, >> >> On Dec 11, 2012, at 9:08 PM, David R. Block <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> In this administration, it appears that the regulators are helping to put >>> the "crony" into "crony Capitalism." >> >> That's probably true, but what's the alternative? No regulations >> whatsoever? Eliminate the FDA and the public health department? >> >> Regularly failure is as much of a problem as market failure, but neither is >> good argument for eliminating either regulations or markets. Just for not >> putting too much faith in them (either in general or specifics). >> >> Everything has tradeoffs; we just need to make them with our eyes wide open. >> >> -- Ernie P. >> >> -- >> Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community >> <[email protected]> >> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism >> Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
