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Big business wins again

ricksfolly

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The House passed a GOP, 391R - 28D, bill directing a committee to be formed to review, and possibly change, Federal Regulations that stifle business.

The House defeated a bid by democrats, 242R - 178D, to maintain regulations that keep children's toys safe and protects our drinking water and foods.

Big Business still controls both parties.

Ricksfolly
 

bill name and number so we can verify your information?
 
You and I don't need foster fathers, but the rest of the population sure does. ricksfolly

But you agree that Obama is intentionally engaging business for the purpose of evaluating de-regulation as I pointed out? Obama is leading us right now in part, to get some pro-business items worked on (a bone, but it is what it is). It's not indicative of big business running things. What it typically is, aside from Democratic leadership, is big business (hopefully) requesting LESS government.

I can assure you ricksfolly that foster care is a tiny part of the overall budget, and I'm all for it.
 

I can't find anything on this. Got a link? Anything besides your word?
 
H Res 72 and HJ Res 72

ricksfolly

thanks.

HR 72 Summary:
Seems like a good idea to me.

You sure about that second one?
H. J. Res. 72:Information for this bill or resolution, if it exists, has not yet been added to GovTrack.
 
The House defeated a bid by democrats, 242R - 178D, to maintain regulations that keep children's toys safe and protects our drinking water and foods.

While attempting to keep children's toys safe and protecting our drinking water from toxins is a noble enterprise, it must also be understood that these regulations don't just hamper "big business," but the productivity of small businesses as well. Many small businesses are perfectly responsible in screening their own products and maintaining a high degree of quality control, yet coping with these regulations ends up being a drag on their productivity. This issue is not as black-and-white as it seems.
 


Are you serious? Do you have any idea how business works? They try to make money by selling goods and/or services - simple as that. There is no morality in business. Without regulation, you have no protection.

Do you really believe that regulations on business are bad? What about government subsidies that keep food prices reasonable and sustainable? Or, how about anti-trust laws? What about laws that would cause inflated CEO salaries and golden parachutes to end?

Any economist would agree that government regulations are necessary. Hell, for game theory to even work price setting cannot be involed. What stops price setting? Government regulation!

So tired of conservative talking points being picked up like its fact.
 

It's ok...China makes perfectly safe toys.
 

It probably takes medicine away from our grandparents and legalizes beating puppies too.
 
Do you really believe that regulations on business are bad?

Of course not, *good* regulation is one of the few areas that lends itself to government use. However all governments are involved in private businesses far more than just "regulation". The bail-outs, fred/fannie, the incentives to push people into homes. That's just the top 3 that were contributing factors to the current recession, for example. And what was missing whysoseries? According to the investigating panel...good regulation/oversight! Why is government so damned embedded in so many aspects of business, yet dropping the ball on the one thing we actually can use them effectively for? (beause we keep letting it run off the tracks)

What about government subsidies that keep food prices reasonable and sustainable?
Always have negative reprecussions as well, and sometimes positive reprecussions. Other countries influence the market with government too, and sometimes we do attempt to counter that with our own government manipulation, it's not always our original intent to start that sort of behavior. But it's not always a good thing either way, and often it's only a good thing for some narrow business interest that lobbys for it, and it hurts *everyone else*.

Or, how about anti-trust laws?
I don't oppose these in general if they are done for free market interests and not a result of some less virtuous desire.

What about laws that would cause inflated CEO salaries and golden parachutes to end?
This is over-reach.

So tired of conservative talking points being picked up like its fact.
Now you know that wasn't the case. I know what you mean though...and I can assure you people do this with all political propoganda, liberals, conservatives, libertarians, and the rest.
 
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