Fair with regards to Chattanooga, and regulatory capture is certainly a problem to account for. But I also mentioned the United States Postal Service, whose existence demonstrates that it doesn’t have to be that way.
E: Also, I shouldn’t neglect to mention that the entities that would carry out regulatory capture on the US government also tried and continue to try it with Chattanooga, and have been unsuccessful, which also demonstrates that it doesn’t have to be that way.
I for one don’t think that regulations are always in opposition to efficiency. Where would we be with energy efficiency if not for regulations that penalise inefficiency? Living in the EU, I’m happy for the push for USB-C as a common charging port for now, that will make everyone’s daily life more efficient (not to mention help us produce less e-waste). How it’s going to be in the future, when something better than USB-C comes along remains to be seen.
Notice that your example is local government and not federal. Once the Feds get involved, regulatory capture takes over.
Fair with regards to Chattanooga, and regulatory capture is certainly a problem to account for. But I also mentioned the United States Postal Service, whose existence demonstrates that it doesn’t have to be that way.
E: Also, I shouldn’t neglect to mention that the entities that would carry out regulatory capture on the US government also tried and continue to try it with Chattanooga, and have been unsuccessful, which also demonstrates that it doesn’t have to be that way.
I for one don’t think that regulations are always in opposition to efficiency. Where would we be with energy efficiency if not for regulations that penalise inefficiency? Living in the EU, I’m happy for the push for USB-C as a common charging port for now, that will make everyone’s daily life more efficient (not to mention help us produce less e-waste). How it’s going to be in the future, when something better than USB-C comes along remains to be seen.