Comment by thereisnospork

That's a pretty disingenuous interpretation. It's a lot more like:

Company > we are selling something that's legal.

Government > well now you have to do X. (Testing? Certification? Reporting?)

Company > why? X industry doesn't have this reg. Europe/ the next state over doesn't have this reg?

Government> because I'm the government and its my job

Company > fine

Repeat 4x.

> Company, um we did they last 4 things you asked us to and if we have to do the next we are going to go out of business.

> Gov: get fucked, I'm just doing my job: read [I have an ideological problem with your business, my buddy is in the business and I'm giving him an exception, and/or I've got a special interest group to please].

>Public: cheers

>Public: Why is their a housing shortage? Why is our manufacturing less competitive than China? Why do we need to import rare earths?