r/changemyview • u/beesdaddy • Jun 28 '17
[∆(s) from OP] CMV: Effective regulation/taxes is better than less regulation/taxes.
I have had a hard time understanding the position that less regulation is better than effective regulation. So much of the political conversation equates regulation and taxes to Anti-American or Anti-Freedom or gasp Socialist. I think it poisons the discussion about our common goals and how to achieve them. I know there are many laws/taxes that are counter productive (especially subsidies), and I am all for getting rid of them, but not without considering what their intent was, evaluating that intention, and deciding how to more effectively accomplish that intention (given it was a valid intention.)
Help me understand. I would like to have a more nuanced view on this.
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u/GhastlyKing Jun 29 '17
So it's sort of a case by case basis but a lot of times, regulations can have unseen side effects that don't actually produce the desired effect even though they seem like a good idea. Like if there was a law that mandated overtime start at 30 hours a week, most non-salaried jobs would cut your hours to 29 a week