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Los Angeles Hoo

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I don't think we need much, if any, government regulation for...


...food safety or financial institutions, at least at the federal level (but, at the same time, we need to get rid of the socialized moral hazards also inflicted on our economy by the government).

The environment is a different matter because it actually does deal with something that only government can address, which is the issue of negative externalities. This regulation should be devolved as much as possible to the state and local levels, but there is also a role for the federal government -- it should just be much smaller than it is today.

As for how that is carried out, Congress should pass legislation describing which powers the EPA, for example, has while noting that it does not have any power other than that expressly provided to it by the Congress. This solution isn't perfect, but it is democratic, and we're guaranteed democracy, not perfection.

[Post edited by Los Angeles Hoo at 06/30/2022 11:22AM]

(In response to this post by walkthecorner)

Posted: 06/30/2022 at 11:14AM



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