Today’s earthquake is another stark reminder that government regulations do save lives: From seawalls that line stretches of Japan’s coastline, to skyscrapers that sway to absorb earthquakes, to building codes that are among the world’s most rigorous, no country may be better prepared to withstand earthquakes than Japan. Had any other populous country suffered the […]
With all the Rand Paul news going on, I think it’s time to put his anti-government rhetoric into some perspective. When people think government regulation, especially after you hear some Republican talk about it, you never think about the things that really keep us safe – things like fire safety codes. They are just there […]
They finally reached the remaining miners in West Virginia and the outcome was not good. Last night they finally reached the final four missing miners and all were dead. This now makes the disaster at Big Branch the worst mining accident in nearly 4 decades, and one that could have been adverted. We have heard […]
One of the long time corner stones of the Republican Party has been trying to rid ourselves of any government regulation. They believe that people and business should be able to regulate themselves. Here’s an example of what that system produces: The market concentration for health insurance is so monopolized in some areas that insurance […]
The food industry lobbied Bush for less regulations and got it. What has that yielded? Lower prices? Hell no! Instead we have been plagued with one outbreak after another of food related illnesses. In turn that has cost the food industry millions of dollars in loss revenue. There are a few lessons to take from […]