Comment on YSK: Regulations don't exist because governments like them...
SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoThey also need to be reviewed on a regular basis. If the reason for the regulation is gone it should be dropped. I think every law and regulation should have a nonbinding statement describing the motivation behind it.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I would agree with this. Regulations need to keep up with the times. I’ve often challenged my libertarian/“small” government friends to point out which regulation they want to see removed. Book, chapter, and verse; bonus if they can elaborate on why the context under which it was approved no longer applies. Perhaps I do agree that a regulation needs to be updated or removed. None ever take me up on it. I just let them know that “because I want to” is not a valid starting point for deregulation.
Like the joke goes, *Libertarians are like house cats. Completely dependent on a system they neither understand nor appreciate and fiercely confident of their own independence. *