[baxtr]

This outlines the problem with most regulation:

There is no/litte discussion about the trade-offs.

You have to see the other side, then weigh all pros and cons and then make a decision.

In most cases regulation is sold as something that will improve a field with no downside at all.

That’s just a lie and people find out over time.

[jltsiren]

There is no shortage of political debate in most developed countries.

I think a bigger reason is that people who go to politics or administration often succumb to a certain kind of (reverse) teleological fallacy. They think that because their goal is to advance X, if they propose regulations for that purpose, their regulations will advance X.

[delusional]

Sure, western politics doesn't discuss the problem of regulation. Sure, sure, sure.

Do you live in an alternate universe? The last 30 years have been dominated by deregulation and privatization.

[purple_turtle]

> The last 30 years have been dominated by deregulation

Maybe in USA, and not everywhere. From what I heard deregulation had not happened in USA healthcare.

And describing last 30 years in EU as dominated by deregulation is clearly wrong.

[energy123]

> deregulation

Any word that conflates parking minimums with food safety regulation is counter-productive. These two things are so vastly different that they should never be discussed in the same breath.