Who needs regulations?

One thing I know for sure. The burdens of massive regulations in the US is eliminating the little business guy. You know, the guy that backs the little league team or local youth endeavors. Only large corporations can afford the teams of lawyers, EPA experts, huge HR departments, and every other group of professionals that are needed to run a company. Talk about unintended consequences.

Naked capitalism is very undesirable but Naked uncontrolled governmental power is far less desirable, in my book. Let us not forget that capitalism in the past couple of decades has raised more people out of poverty than any of the other social systems combined. Perfect no, but we certainly know that Socialism doesn't work and all welfare does is create a particular type of slavery that is just as bad as any other type of slavery.

Later,
Richard

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Originally Posted by OCDshaver

As a Tea Party guy myself, I take a mild level of insult at the jab. And why is the Tea Party such villains? Because they want Constitutional govt, fiscal responsibility, reduced taxation, smaller govt, and court justices that recognize original ism as the only reliable basis for administering law? In short, they are a threat to a growing, out of control, and unrepresentative govt that is Washington. A govt that is evolving into the very form of govt that we fought a revolutionary war to break free of.

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Lol - I can't say anything lately without people getting upset or having a "mild level of insult at the jab." :)

Why would you even be mildly insulted? I never took a jab at the tea party at all - I said I wasn't one. If you were a libertarian and took offence to me calling them loopy I guess I could see it. I mean if you told me you weren't a *insert party here* - and I was a card carrying member I wouldn't be insulted.

Let's refrain from using words like 'tea bagger', ok?
We don't need to insult people just because they have a different political opinion.

I am a card carrying caffeine sieve. Is that all right?

Just one thought on regulations today,,,

Why do we have so many different Blends of fuel across the US ????

We all know that one blend, with one Federal regulation to burn this blend in all cars would lower the price of fuels but one State in particular and a few others that followed suit have added costs for all of us...

Why ???

Thinking of fuel today for a reason, as you can only buy ULSD including for offroad use, so I have to buy Red Diesel then add a "Slick Pack" to it so it doesn't burn up my Tractor's engine, which in turn adds all the pollutants back into the fuel, that I paid more for in the first place because it costs more to take them out when they make the stuff...

Yes this makes perfect sense :thinking:

Glen

You had similar issues with engines during the switch over from leaded to unleaded gasoline happened. Unfortunately equipment such as your tractor is not replaced with modern new ones at anywhere near the rate that cars are so the problem will be around a lot longer in those applications. Reducing pollution levels cost money is about all it amounts to.

Bob

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Just one thought on regulations today,,,

Why do we have so many different Blends of fuel across the US ????

We all know that one blend, with one Federal regulation to burn this blend in all cars would lower the price of fuels but one State in particular and a few others that followed suit have added costs for all of us...

Why ???

Thinking of fuel today for a reason, as you can only buy ULSD including for offroad use, so I have to buy Red Diesel then add a "Slick Pack" to it so it doesn't burn up my Tractor's engine, which in turn adds all the pollutants back into the fuel, that I paid more for in the first place because it costs more to take them out when they make the stuff...

Yes this makes perfect sense :thinking:

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Oh, it makes sense alright. In many of these instances where logic seems to have been cast aside, you can conclude that either those that are in a position of power either are complete idiots or that they have very different goals that they are pursuing. Regulation usually is agenda driven.

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Glen

You had similar issues with engines during the switch over from leaded to unleaded gasoline happened. Unfortunately equipment such as your tractor is not replaced with modern new ones at anywhere near the rate that cars are so the problem will be around a lot longer in those applications. Reducing pollution levels cost money is about all it amounts to.

Bob

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Not really a comparision, the major issue was the other way around, Leaded fuel could not go in an Unleaded vehicle, most older vehicles run fine on Unleaded there are a very few engines that might have cylinder head problems, with extended high speed highway driving...

The issues with runon etc: were solved with just minor timing adjustments, and later with better octane ratings of Unleaded fuel..

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Oh, it makes sense alright. In many of these instances where logic seems to have been cast aside, you can conclude that either those that are in a position of power either are complete idiots or that they have very different goals that they are pursuing. Regulation usually is agenda driven.
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People in power aren't complete idiots... Regulations have to be agenda driven! Why else would you have regulation if you didn't have an agenda lol?