The corollary to the fear of deregulation is that we get into messes because we don't have enough regulations.
The heart of the liberal religion is that if you just make enough LAWS at something, you can fix anything. If this were true, the countries with the most laws and strictest controls over human activities would be the safest and most prosperous.
I found the collapses and bank explosions in "enlightened" Europe instructive. Apparently nobody else did.
I found the collusion between the suspect financial entities and those who were supposed to be controlling them instructive. Nobody else did.
So, what's the meme now? Was the Clinton administration a sterling example of how Democratic principles create economic growth, or was it an example of Republicans creating phony growth by duping gormless Democrats into doing their will?
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So tell me which country has enough regulations?
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