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Board Politics & Society
Re: Why do people in USA fear socialism so much?
by
JA37
on 28/09/2011, 18:23:07 UTC

Funny but true story...

My dentist was told by OSHA he had to replace his doors with doors that could swing both ways and were made of lighter material. Turns out only one manufacturer in the area made them, and they were a rent-seeking enterprise in that they actively lobbied state government. He replaced his doors, costing him a little over ten thousand and raised rates on all his customers to the tune of ~$7 per visit.

You are only fooling yourself if you don't believe that regulations increase the cost of healthcare in this country.

Why didn't the target organizations of these regulations lobby the OSHA/State government to prevent this regulation. If it's that easy to get your way through lobbying I'd wager that your dentist, along with a few colleagues, could have stopped it.