Normally, I would approach regulation with extreme reluctance, but the ongoing damage to democracy, public health, privacy and competition justifies extraordinary measures. – Roger McNamee Calling for action on threat from tech companies like Facebook. In, Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe.
States with tremendous oil and natural gas reserves have the most to gain economically from proper regulation. – Gina McCarthy
Like most other states, Illinois has little regulation of the economic interests of legislators and relies on public disclosure to keep the lawmaking honest. – Bill Dedman
I prefer for government to err toward less regulation, lower taxation, and free markets. And I’m a radical free trader. – Mark McKinnon
A contingent bailout policy – implicit or explicit – must be coupled with some regulation of what banks can and cannot do. For example, a ban on lending to uncreditworthy customers might well make sense. – Eric Maskin
I always accepted the libertarian position of minimum regulation in the sale and use of firearms because I placed guns under the beneficial rubric of minimal restrictions on individuals. – Michael Shermer
If it were not for government regulation of big corporations, executives at companies like Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, they could have cheated investors out of millions. – P. J. O’Rourke
As consumers and as voters we can say ‘no’ to rogue economics and demand regulation. – Loretta Napoleoni
Those jobs flee other states because of factors like excessive taxation, punitive regulation and frivolous lawsuits. – Rick Perry
Al Gore is an heir to the old czars and commissars. He never saw a regulation he didn’t like. – Sam Wyly