The Danger of Government Trendy Regulation

SEE HERE Government regulation is a double edged sword. One of the problems is that regulation can sound so benign and well motivated that many people are lulled into thinking that the government is trying to help them. In some cases this is quite true. Lots of regulations that help to ensure truth in advertising, accuracy in labeling, and such are helpful and not too intrusive and expensive. But an awful lot of government regulation doesn't make that standard and is just intrusive, objectionable, costly and destructive of both wealth and freedom. The EPA is a good example of an agency that dabbles all too often in the kind of regulation that is expensive and frequently wrongheaded and pointless.