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by AstralStorm 3563 days ago
Corporate capture, not regulatory. Plain old corruption. Regulation just increases the barrier to enter for competition, which is beneficial to the status quo who can afford it.
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>Regulation just increases the barrier to enter for competition, which is beneficial to the status quo who can afford it.

Uh, that's precisely the point of regulatory capture. Ensure nobody else can compete but you.