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Don't Blame Deregulation For This Crisis, It's All About Lack of Regulation

There is a *huge* difference between true "regulation" and "taxpayer corporate subsidies".

Examples of true business regulation that is actually *beneficial* to the average taxpayer and consumer:

Slavery outlawed
Child labor laws
Anti-racketeering laws
Anti-Trust laws
Anti-discrimination/in... laws
Anti-pollution laws
OSHA/worker safety laws
FDA food safety inspections

Examples of NON-regulation corporate handouts ("socialism for the rich") frequently mistaken for actual regulation:

TARP
Bear-Stearns/AIG bailouts
Nationalization of Phonie & Fraudie
Fed's 2% (soon to be 1% or 0%)
MID for non-owner-occupied flip houses, HELOCs and cash-out refis