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> On Feb 2, 2010, at 7:46 PM, James Heartfield wrote:
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> Regulation of business does nothing to enhance the lives of working people.
>> On the contrary, it only serves to reinforce the status quo.
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> Oh really? Then wouldn't big business and big finance be lobbying for more
> of it?
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> Regulation: no, bank, you cannot leverage yourself up with opaque products.
> Regulation: no, utility, you can't pollute the air. Regulation: no, food
> processor, you can't sell hamburger laced with E. coli.
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> Or is that too specific?
If the poll asked whether people favor regulating pollution they'd say yes. If it asked whether they favor food safety regulations they'd say yes. If it asked whether they favor prohibiting banks making casino bets on financial contracts rocket scientists don't understand, people would say yes. So the poll results are all in how the question is posed. Like the polls where people say they want the government out of their Medicare.