It never ends. "Too much government." "Too much regulation." The devil is in the details pal, which the GOP ALWAYS conveniently avoids.

Show me a regulation, and I can far more often than not show you a good argument for having it. Sure there are some that are unnecessary, but there are also plenty that are, and more that are still needed!

And not everything comes down to how it effects the bottom line on some company's accounting ledger. Energy saving light bulbs may hurt some businesses' bottom line but it will also reduce energy consumption and make America more energy self sufficient. That is a desirable public policy goal and it is a wise regulation for the US government to implement.

Your other example, swiss cheese holes being regulated, really is dumb. But the reason for it is the result of American companies who manufacture swiss cheese lobbying to get it passed, NOT because of government wanting to take over the swiss cheese industry. (LOL)