As the repercussions of the latest Chinese tainted food scandal continue to be felt, it is worth noting to any neighborhood ideologues that there IS a difference between good regulations and bad, and that you fail a pretty basic critical thinking skills test if you can’t tell that on sight. The fact is, in a commercial state of nature, companies will act like cavemen and do pretty much everything they can get away with to make a few more pennies. Chinese businessmen killing our pets and their babies with bad food, or Wall Street committing mass suicide should be a strong hint that regulation can be a good thing…

…A Republican president got the Pure Food and Drug Act passed, but that part of the party is deader than Elvis. It’s a shame.

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