"Tom Sixkiller" writes:

Jay, as I recall, you haven't traveled outside of the country. Too
bad, 'cause then you could see the cost of living without something
like the EPA or other agencies.

False alternative.

How so?

With all their problems, the government alphabet agencies have made
this a better place to live. Have they done so in a perfectly
efficient manner? No.

And the Holocaust and the Stalin Purges were just frat pranks that got out
of hand.

??Hello, are we discussing the same subject? Regulation?

You should read more.

Reading is good. I read a lot. But there's no substitute for direct,
first-hand knowledge.

Maybe
we've got a somewhat balanced approach here.

It's not balanced at all. What's more, total stupidity in other countries
doesn't excuse blatant stupidity (or corruption) here.

It's somewhat balanced. You seem to have extreme views so I can see
how anything more than anarchy would disappoint you.