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So if you acknowledge that pathological behaviors exist, what's the problem with regulating against those pathological behaviors? Given you seem to think most companies are small and well-behaved, it won't affect those companies.


Regulation only shifts corruption, it doesn't stop or prevent it. There is plenty of corruption in and around government including the judicial system.


> Regulation only shifts corruption, it doesn't stop or prevent it.

This is so obviously, trivially false, I doubt even you believe it.

Should we remove the prohibition on murder?


So you don't believe that murder happens?


Obviously murder happens.

Does regulation only shift murder, not stop or prevent it?


I support regulating businesses and never suggested otherwise!


Well, you went straight to bringing up communism at the first hint of criticizing businesses, so...




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